Data

Almost all of my students said that they use Standard English grammar most or some of the time. Very few reported using it "all the time," on one end of the spectrum, or "rarely"/"never," on the other end.

My students reported using Standard English grammar in many different settings. Nearly all of them said they used it in their writing. The second highest response was "in class," followed by "with strangers" and "with parents." By far the lowest response was "with friends."

Out of all the students I surveyed, only 2 said that learning Standard English Grammar was not important. The rest cited jobs and success as reasons to write and speak in Standard English Grammar.

Almost all of my students agree that people "use a variety of dialects in different parts of their lives" and think that people "should speak different ways in different situations." Only 2 students said that people mostly use Standard English. Only 4 said that Standard English should be used all the time.