Grammar is Important!

In the education class that I am taking, the class had a discussion about the importance of quality writing skills in terms of the level of professionalism that should be present in one’s prose. One of the main wayspoints addressed during the disscusion in order to sound professional was a good foundation in grammar.
One of my peers noticed that in most of the companies that he has worked for over the last few years, the letters sent to employee’s of the companies by their corporate leaders were filled with grammatical errors. My fellow student said that because these corporate leaders have such well paying jobs that seem to take a great deal of knowledge to carryout, they would be able to write a complete sentence. When we were doing peer editing in our English class, I noticed that there were a lot of grammatical errors even if the student did proofread his or her paper.
I am not implying that I am a grammar aficionado by any means nor am I condemning anyone for not having good grammar skills. Recalling my past education in English, I could only think of a few instances where the teacher taught grammar. The teachers put more emphasis on developing our sense of voice and being as eloquent as possible.
Despite the current trend of teachers not teaching grammar anymore, one must be able to write with correct grammar. For instance, when one is applying for a job, the company will sometimes request a cover letter for any resume that is sent in. Not realizing you have left a sentence fragment in your letter because you cannot identify them puts you in jeopardy for even being considered for the job because you sound incompetent.