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There’s really very little objectivity in the study of English writing. It would make sense that teachers would gravitate to the only real objective part of the
by jimbob45 1y ago
There’s really very little objectivity in the study of English writing. It would make sense that teachers would gravitate to the only real objective part of their discipline - citations - in a desperate attempt to be able to reliably test students. No surprise the profession has embraced citations to the point of absurdity.
Granted, teaching soft skills is hard but English teachers seem to have universally given up trying at all.
- sandworm101 1y agoThere used to be. There once was a host of rules one had to follow, from spelling to sentence structure. Students were tested on thier objective ability to recognize and correct grammar. That is now dead. Schools accept junk so long as it nails the citation format. Students are taught that they can rely on culture and common knowedge rather than bother with proper language.
- Dylan16807 1y agoTesting grammar is objective but it's hardly any better. It's a waste of advanced education time.
- sapphicsnail 1y agoThe whole point of the humanities is to deal with topics that are more subjective by nature. That's what makes them beautiful. It's a feature not a bug. If you want some objective facts about language study Linguistics.