grammer and language mechanics

the mechanics of the english language are boring to say the least. they are repeatedly taught to students year after year after year. Some get it, some dont. It takes awhile for the english language to sink in. Even if you speak it. And by sink in i mean attain and successfully use it properly in society. i am not a big fan of mechanics but its required to properly understand one another. mechanics almost makes sentences chronological in your mind in a way.. example- the man kicked the ball through a hoop into the lake. In our head as we read it we can visualize what is happening.we see the man, because we hear it first. than we see him kicking, than we see him kicking a ball, than we see him kicking a ball through a hoop...etc. But if it is said-into the lake the man kicked a ball while going through the hoop the reader would be complately lost and it wouldnt be the image the writer wqas trying to convey to the reader. So as you can see it is iimportant to have good mechanics and grammer. without them things just dont make sense on paper.

Only a few things have changed

After reading "listing" i feel like a genius. Mainly because im not an idiot. Which is exactly what those college students have to be. But further more im dissappointed that the author blame it on the education system. The reason the common person/student doesnt understand those references isn't because our education system is failing and that its been dumbed down for them to understand, its because the common man has never had that kind of a literacy ever. It is iggnorant on the authors part to expect the common student to understand that when and editorial mentions that the president looked like he was wearing the emperors new cloths. Very few individuals have heard of the story non the less read it. And the disney version"the emperors new groove" doesnt count!!! common man has never been one to reference for literary works and stories. Complex similies and metaphores have never been a populartrend in commonman communication. If its in the wallstreet or usa today or newyork times it isnt for the common person. if it is in those than the reader is expected to have a broad backround of knowledge to inperpret and enjoy the writings. This is stereo typing, but its similar to stereotyping that catholics go to mass regularly. Generally lower income blue collar workers and there children dont have near as broad of a backround and are not as intellectual as middle and upper class citizens. Upper and lower class always have completly different viewpoints on everything so it idiodic to think that they can relate to eachother all the the time on a subject so different in their cultures. upperclass has private school with adequit well run extra curiculars and lowerclass has public school with after school programs with less than efficient employees and programs. Its just the way it is. i could ellaborate more but i would write a novel.
Now to address he slacker comment made by one of the students in the article. He is an ignoraimous. "why can't you people just talk like the rest of us" he says. well they could, but then nothing they descibed would live up to what hey knew it was. fireworks wouldnt be random explosions of radiant color over the ocean of onlookers anymore, they would be cool loud with colors over a bunch of people. See the difference???? i sure do. Words and vocabulary give experiences and memories so much more. Some would ask, how did this guy even get into college, well folks, its a lot easer than you think to sleep through highschool and get into college. And its true when the author says he doesnt want to learn what she has to offer, he doesnt, and part of the reason is because he didnt get pushed early on and he wasnt exposed to that type of literacy when he should have been, but most of it is because he doesnt care. And why doesnt he care you ask. well, to tell you the truth, its because learning just isnt alwasy the most important things on a college age mans plate. Hes got a lot to think about and he doesnt want to hassle with having to work to nderstand what his teacher is trying to get across to him. He just wants to understand and be done with it. So when he doesnt, this is where his frusttration comes from. He doesnt want to explore into the realm of unfamiliarity. he want s to stay in his comfort zone where he has control.
And the argument that the education system is to blame is false. The edu. system is always picked on because every joe shmoe thinks they can fix the worlds problems by going to what they see as the root, the publics education system. Wel the fact is its just not that easy. There are to many factors to calculate to fix anything that might be inhibiting society. Generally the school systems in this country should just be left alone. its up to the parents to teach what they dont.