Gate Keeping in the Academic World Part 2

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When last we left this topic, I had laid down some idealistic clap trap about the standards for education and young people, calling out the wizened people of my generation and older as unnecessarily hard on today's kids and their academic achievements. However, that post didn't address the question of grammar and conventions in the case of Jacqueline Howett's book. The book was full of convoluted sentences and questionable grammar, the blame for which was firmly laid at the lack of standards in today's classroom.

To discuss this topic thoroughly, I have to wear three hats: that of ESL class coordinator, that of technical writer, and that of classic English teacher.

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