The War Against Grammar by David Mulroy
“The War Against Grammar” by classicist David Mulroy is a polemical book arguing that the decline of formal grammar instruction has harmed students’ reading and writing abilities. Mulroy traces historical shifts in language arts pedagogy and criticizes approaches that downplay sentence analysis and diagramming. He advocates for renewed, explicit teaching of grammar as a tool for clear thinking and effective communication. This book is aimed at adults—teachers, parents, and curriculum planners—who want to understand debates around grammar instruction. Homeschoolers read it to inform their own language arts decisions, whether they embrace or push back against Mulroy’s conclusions.
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