All of my grammar instruction came from foreign language classes. I was born and educated in the US and cannot remember a single grammar lesson. We did learn to edit essays and correct our mistakes in 8th grade. I thought it was fascinating that there was a whole shorthand language for "make a new paragraph here." But before that? Nothing.
I believe I could have made it all through college and through my teacher credentialing program without learning the difference between a direct and indirect object if I hadn't studied Russian.
