Ellie, can we talk grammar? sm

[BarbinTN]

I know your kids are grown (have chatted with you in the past:o). I know you always recommend R&S for Grammar. I also read recently that you would be probably recommend Easy Grammar for the home v/s R&S.

I have been listening to the audio clips on the EG website and her approach seems so simplistic as opposed to R&S "traditional way". However, we all TWTM folks recommend all the memorization in FLL and then years of R&S.

Could you give me your opinion on the memorization and R&S way as opposed to the EG way? I have 4dc all who will be on different levels and I am getting overwhelmed with the multitude of subjects I have to teach now just with 5th, 2nd, 1st and keeping a 2 1/2 year old entertained:o)

I appreciate your time,
Barb

[4pillars]

BUMP:D

I would love to hear this answer also;)

[Ellie]

I know your kids are grown (have chatted with you in the past:o). I know you always recommend R&S for Grammar. I also read recently that you would be probably recommend Easy Grammar for the home v/s R&S.

I have been listening to the audio clips on the EG website and her approach seems so simplistic as opposed to R&S "traditional way". However, we all TWTM folks recommend all the memorization in FLL and then years of R&S.

Could you give me your opinion on the memorization and R&S way as opposed to the EG way? I have 4dc all who will be on different levels and I am getting overwhelmed with the multitude of subjects I have to teach now just with 5th, 2nd, 1st and keeping a 2 1/2 year old entertained:o)

I appreciate your time,
Barb

You know, my philosophy is somewhat different, being an unschooler and all :-) I want to do enough grammar to be able to speak and write well, and I don't believe it takes 12 years of studying grammar to be able to do that. I don't believe that diagramming is all that necessary, either.

I like EG because it's short and to the point. Its approach is logical to me. I expect people to be doing other things to build English skills--lots of reading, for example--but I just don't believe it takes 12 years of studying grammar for children to learn to speak and write well.

Now, I also know that many people prefer to use traditional English instruction; that's when I recommend R&S's English series. FLL makes me crazy, lol.

[BarbinTN]

Thanks Jennifer for "bumping" my thread:o) This new format sure puts posts PAGES AWAY:o(

Anyhow, thanks Ellie for the response. I wish I had graduated one or two and I would be more confident:o) Getting into pronouns (nominative, objective, possessive ETC) is starting to make my head spin. While we understand the lesson, it seems so irrelevant to the whole scope of things.

English has "come back to me" since I have begun it with my dc, including the diagramming and such. However, I don't always speak properly nor do I write worth a hoot!:o( I can't imagine that is b/c I didn't get 12 years of grammar??!!! I actually made "B's" in English and remember enjoying diagramming. Again, I don't see any relevance. I did not go to college which I guess would be the relevance.

I didn't know you were an unschooler! I am pretty eclectic in approach I guess. I loved Charlotte Mason but couldn't implement it past Nature Journals and I also love TWTM in many regards but again find/found it difficult to implement. I am in my 2nd year of Sonlight for History and Reading and feel at home in those subjects. Now to figure out everything else!

Thanks for sharing,

Barb