-=> Quoting Alinda Harrison to Sharon Davis <=-
 AH> RE: unschool
 AH> BY: Sharon Davis to C. Lee Duckert on Sun Jun 16 1996 01:10:00
 
 > Have you come across anyone who uses this approach?  Writing Strands has
 > received high recommendations, but is grammar *really* necessary?  (I
 > certainly can see the need when studying a foreign language.)
 AH> It depends on what you want to do with language. For every day
 AH> communication, letter writing, ect. it probably isn't but if you want
 AH> to do anything more with the language -or, as you point out, learn
 AH> another language- then knowing grammer makes life a heck of a lot
 AH> easier. I feel that the basics, at least, are necessary.
 I have a brochure from writing strands and they also have a program for LD
 students.  I am going to get it.  They use the 3 perceptions and I do want
 my child to know the difference between a nound and a pronoun.  Although I
 don't really expect him to concentrate on using them in writing.  These are
 things he or she needs to at least understand.  If your child might go to
 high school or college or some trade schools, they want you to know these
 things.  English is mandatory here.  At least so far. By the way the program
 sounds really intriging and is suppose to be easy to understand. 
 Regina
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