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CRK7376

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14. None of our kids,

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 11:45 AM

Apr 2013

24yo, 19yo, and a 14yo know cursive. All write very well with printing, and it's very painful to watch the boys try to sign their names in cursive. Multiplication tables the kids know, but I do have to challenge the 14 yo daughter fairly often to relook her problems. To me requiring the kids to learn cursive is a waste of time, but it is becoming a lost art unfortunately. As an educator it will definitely makes my job grading history papers/test essays easier than when the kids were wrtiting in chicken scrwal.... I wonder how many of my handwritten letters from Afghanistan did the kids read, or did their mom read them for the kids/ Some of both I suspect. Times change, but this is a waste of energy in our classrooms trying to get the kids to write cursive.

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North Carolina Is Going Out Of Its Mind [View all] Triana Apr 2013 OP

How do they teach kids penmanship these days? (Obviously I'm of the Palmer era.) gateley Apr 2013 #1

I don't know if I'm Palmer era or not, Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #3

Shall I provide valid studies that support drawing and penmanship as critical developmental tools... NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #2

I'm missing the point I think. Archaic Apr 2013 #4

Teaching cursive? Good in my book. NC's other mentioned legislation, snappyturtle Apr 2013 #5

That's my take on it. I have no problem w/ teaching cursive/multiplication tables... Triana Apr 2013 #6

What's wrong with learning cursive and multiplication tables? PADemD Apr 2013 #7

Nothing, IMO Triana Apr 2013 #9

requiring cursive in schools barbtries Apr 2013 #8

Being able to add, subtract, multiply and divide is all that separates us oldies from the kids! Shrike47 Apr 2013 #10

I think that being able to communicate with hand writing is important BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #11

Kee-rist, we made Pierce. WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #12

You and me both. Triana Apr 2013 #13

None of our kids, CRK7376 Apr 2013 #14

I agree. alarimer May 2013 #15

We didn't knock enough doors in 2010 or 2012 struggle4progress May 2013 #16