Does Mrs. Liner know it all?

Walking down the halls, I find myself correcting student's grammar in casual conversations. The one that comes up the most is:

"Mrs. Liner! I think I did good on your test."

"You mean you did WELL on my test?"

"Yea, that's what I said."

While I understand that we do not speak and write in the same voice, there are some things I just can't let go.

We have been working on new writing assignments this week and the writing conferences have gone well. :-)

In both writing conferences and class discussions about grammar/writing, I get questions like:

"Do you know everything about grammar?"

While my standard answer is, "Yes. Of course I know it all. I'm an English teacher." I am just being funny. Of course I don't know it all. I do read a few ELA teacher blogs, etc. One is particular that I love is Grammar Girl.

Check it out!

10 Grammar Mistakes

As we become more and more dependent on technology, our habits of "what is grammatically acceptable" change as well. Text message lingo finds its way into our writing more and more. I warn students of this habit on a daily basis. E-mails (especially to teachers/administrators, etc), essays and tests are not the proper place to find this new "language." Here's an article that struck my interest:

10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid