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Or just let people have their fun and go read something else? I'm a language teacher with a master's in teaching English as a new language I guess I just approach reading fanfic differently. I spend hours a day working on grammar with kids. It feels nice to let it go at the end of the day. If the grammar is so bad that I can't focus on something else, I'm just gonna pick something else and move on with my day.
Also, I'm assuming you only mean in the context of published fanfic and not something like Reddit posts, right?
Agreed. Why be mad about this?
Where I live it's not like schools even teach grammar anymore. As I understand it, reading and language education has been a nightmare ever since the U.S. ditched phonics education in favor of whole language.
I'm just glad some younger people are getting into writing more thanks to fanfic. My take on it? They need encouragement to keep going, not people calling them out for educational oversights that aren't even their fault
I mean, I do teach grammar. But I teach Spanish so I focus on Spanish grammar but I do make comparisons to English and for some students they get to learn English a little more that way too.
From what I hear, things are changing when it comes to reading instruction. There's a growing focus on The Science of Reading happening right now and a shift in curriculum of some sort (sorry, this isn't my subject area so I'm not up to date on the particulars since it's outside of my subject area).
Anecdotally, I can see my kindergarteners using phonics they learn in their reading classes when they're in my class and I have Spanish words on the board and they're using those skills to decode new words and help each other (it's also super cute when they give each other clues) so I'm feeling optimistic.
As someone who just finished ninth grade, grammar is still being taught and teachers are very strict about it (at least at my school)
Hah, okay, well, that's heartening to hear, at least for your school. Incidentally also answers my "why be mad" question. Youth! 😅
Yeah! It was just meant to be a peeve post! Idk why so many ppl are getting mad at me! I’m sorry if it came across as anything other than js a silly comment abt bad grammar!
Learn your fucking your, you’re, there, they’re, their, to, too’s 😭
In what way is this silly and not aggressive and rude? Maybe you should learn how to speak to other people before posting on reddit.
Don’t tell me what to do, bitch ‼️‼️‼️😝😝😝😆😆😆
Oh, yeah, I think I know why.
I think it's that your comment is adjacent to a lot of ongoing conversations about fandom etiquette, unsolicited concrit, and whether or not the purpose of writing fanfic ever needs to include improving as a writer.
(Full disclosure: I'm of the opinion that no one needs to improve if that's not what they care about or write for. And I think it's a hundred percent okay for people to post error-riddled fanfic regardless of the context.) But I'm also not mad a high school kids for having an opinion that isn't informed by 10+ years of context. Good luck with your writing and reading!
Okay!! Thank you for explaining!! Way cool!!