SWE has been a burden to many a mind that has crossed the thresholds of any public school. The great thing about that is, they had no idea that is was SWE. The teachers just told us it was THE WAY, and it was so. I know Shirley had a part in it at my elementary school (s). I think she had a hand in a lot of teaching of public schools in Oklahoma, and it looks like we turned out ok.
I do think SWE should be taught, but I'm not creative enough to come up with a new teaching curriculum. The ways of old seemed to work for me, to an extent, so some fine tuning to that method would possibly be ideal. Just never take books out of the plan. Books are the lifeblood to anything I know about composition, word usage, etc.
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At least you were taught something about grammar past what a verb and noun are. That's the experience I had. At least, that's all I remember. So either I wasn't taught or the method used failed.
Shirley has helped alot of us Okies with our grammar and writing.In my later englidh classes I didnt know i was using SWE. IT was just The Way. but I agree that i dont know another way to have it be taught.
I also think books are imperative in learning things like grammar and composition. If I hadn't loved to read as much as I did when I was younger then I don't think I would have ever been able to learn anything in my English classes. It just made sense after I had seen it used.
THE WAY worked pretty good. I think they should have had some type of grammar related course in high school. this probably would have helped our Shirley driven minds...
Didst thou droppest away from thy class?
'Tis been many a day which thou hast been unseen.
Also,
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day...
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