Quote Originally Posted by lizbud View Post
You have a right to disagree. If you found the practice boring that's your
hangup. Others may feel differently.

Sentence diagrams are a basic tool to learn the relationships between
words in the English language. Without that knowledge you ( the general
you) find it harder to express yourself well & be understood by other
people.
I didn't find it boring, I found it pointless.

the basic parts of speech and organizing your thoughts can be taught without spending hour after hour drawing the little lines and pulling apart sentences to state what is otherwise obvious.

Yeah, I got zeros on those homework assignments.

Needless to say, we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one, I can think of better ways to use those hours of classroom time, and kids can be taught the relationship between words without the tedium.