Grammar Study and Writing
"Less time spent on formal grammar instruction will mean more time to spend on the frequent and most serious kinds of stylistic problems (including mechanics), more time to examine the various social uses and users of English, and more time to explore the power, the responsibilities, and the social ramifications accompanying the written word.
It will also mean more time... to teach and engage students in the writing process, and, of course, more time for actual writing. Less formal instruction in grammar will, furthermore, mean more time for students to find out how lanuage makes them uniquely human, how language not only divides human beings but also unites them.
In general, less formal instruction in grammar will mean more time to develop in students a healthy awareness and appreciation of language and its uses, not just of limits but also of possibilities."