As an old timer, I think I would be short-changed in a modern English class where I didn't have to diagram sentences and be drilled on the parts of speech. Is that why they no longer call the first few grades "grammar school"? Without knowing the subjunctive in English, e. g., how could you learn rapidly the required scientific German necessary to take an advanced science degree? Not knowing grammar leads to frustration and wasted time for any one pursuing advanced education.