[ASTalumna06]

I wish I could go back and thank all of my teachers who were strict when it came to spelling and grammar.

One of the things I will NEVER forget from elementary school was learning that "a lot" was two words. I had a teacher drill that into our heads.

Learning when to use to/too/two and your/you're were also things that we reviewed periodically throughout a school year. The key was repetition.

I sometimes hear that teachers/administrators are trying to overload the curriculum, so as to leave little room for these "small" lessons to be taught extensively.

Or maybe they're not being taught at all?

I guess it's hard to compare one thing to another when I didn't have the internet until I was in 7th grade, and a cell phone until 16, but kids nowadays can reprogram my computer by the time they're 5.