Anatomy Quote by E. B. White

“A schoolchild should be taught grammar--for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy. Having learned about the exciting mysteries of an…

— Anonymous

We have an almost complete comprehensive primary school system in England. Surely, if grammar schools are some kind of answer to making education better…

— Michael Rosen

“To tell a group of adolescents who already know how to speak and write that that is the purpose of grammar is like telling…

— Muriel Barbery

I have to admit that I'm not very good with grammar. They taught grammar in elementary and high school, but I went to public…

— Trevor Paglen

I can assure you that there is no question of us throwing away the tradition of the Grammar Schools.

— Hugh Gaitskell

Grammar schools are about stigmatising children, not on the grounds of their ability, but on their background.

— Angela Rayner

Most children, even very bright ones, need constant review and practice to truly own a concept in grammar, math or science. In schools today,…

— Rafe Esquith

I'm not arguing for a return to the grammar school system, but there must be a way of identifying bright kids from ordinary backgrounds…

— Andrew Neil

There's no reason why you can't deliver a grammar-school curriculum to an all-ability intake.

— Toby Young

If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.

— Ignacio Estrada

“It is a remarkable phenomenon that children can learn to speak without ever being consciously aware of the sophisticated grammar they are using.”

— Timothy Gowers

I think grammar teaching should start with real examples of language in use: journalism, fiction, songs, ads, instructions, headlines, transcripts of conversations and so…

— Michael Rosen