It's time to get back to basics. It has to start at home and in school. Bring back how English was taught in the 'old days' - learning the difference between adverbs, verbs, nouns, gerunds, participles etc. and sentence construction. Yes, it is mind numbingly boring but it is the only way to ensure that the key rules stick with the student. At home, reading should be encourged from an early age by the parents reading bedtime stories to their children and even picking up a book themselves. We cannot always rely on electronic devices and machines to correct our mistakes - we are encouraging ourselves (and our children) to become lazy individuals - this does not bode well for the future.  Read More