Yer a Dummie

I'm not sure when they ceased the teachings of proper spelling and grammar of the English language in schools, but I wish they would start again. The constant and liberal use of apostrophes in plurals makes me want to set a bag of dog poo on someones doorstep and then light their house on fire.

Their. Not they're nor there. But over here not over hear despite what you may have overheard.

Basic communication skills are an integral part of life. Written communications skills, in my opinion, should be emphasized in school at all levels. When I read college term papers and see the misuse of apostrophes and just plain bad grammar, it makes me think the author is a complete fucking moron.
Maybe they are and maybe they are not. But the perception is already there. If you can't even put together a coherent, intelligent sentence, I don't even want to deal with you.

Some argue that spelling, like math, is not everyone's forte. That is true. But unlike obscure mathematical subjects such as the value of pi, basic grammar and spelling are used by everyone every day. The worst part of the situation is receiving emails that resemble text messages sent by a 14 year old girl.

Yet even worse, is that the teachers are letting these things slide by at every level, including the collegiate. Does that mean our teachers are fucking morons as well?

Quite possibly.
I'm going to get a lot of shit for saying this, but fuck it. Intelligent teachers are few and far between.

Most teachers I know and have had the experience of dealing with in the past can regurgitate the bull crap written in the pages of the schoolbooks, and that's where their expertise ends.
That's it.
Nothing more to add.
If I wanted to read the textbook verbatim, I could have done that myself. No teacher needed.
Sadly, it seems that many of our teachers have failed at other endeavors and thus became teachers or they never even ventured into the real world to do anything at all.
Their entire lives from age 5 to adulthood has taken place inside classrooms.

That's not to say there aren't good teachers and even great teachers in the seas of mediocrity. I'm just saying those teachers are rare.

I don't have kids, so I'm not as attuned to what's going on in the schools as I was when I was, say, 17. However, I've noticed a downward spiral of spelling and grammar in the workplace in recent years, which is where you should be on your best behavior.....or at least that's my theory.

I don't think the kids are getting dumber, I think the schools are getting worse.