American kids spend an average of almost eight hours per day looking at a screen of some kind, and they are used to typing and texting to communicate. So what s the point of even teaching good penmanship if kids don t (and won t) put it to practice anymore? Maybe there isn t one.
Forty one states have adopted the Common Core State Standards Initiative, which doesn't require cursive to be taught in school. The rationale is that teaching keyboard skills is more crucial than time-consuming cursive.
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Forty one states have adopted the Common Core State Standards Initiative, which doesn't require cursive to be taught in school. The rationale is that teaching keyboard skills is more crucial than time-consuming cursive.
»Related Links:
Is the Writing on the Wall?
Study: Handwriting Helps Brain
Healthy School Lunch Rejected?
THIS IS SO TRUE. I DEAL WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE AT WORK AND THEY ARE TOLD TO SIGN IN CURSIVE AND THEY WILL TELL US THEY DON'T KNOW HOW. WE NEED TO GET BACK TO BASICS WITH OUR CHILDREN. JUST SAYING.
