tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706790505545722337.post709569799046935891..comments2024-03-27T00:16:04.772-07:00Comments on Excellence in Education: Does Cursive Handwriting Need to Be Taught In A High Tech World?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17228355922113830116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706790505545722337.post-18048311078257281642015-12-09T07:04:55.211-08:002015-12-09T07:04:55.211-08:00Hi G apparently it's not only about "wast...Hi G apparently it's not only about "wasting my child’s life on garbage that will never ever be used..." - Penmanship was a cornerstone of education in America for decades. Removing or weakening a cornerstone can be a substantial risk to the entire foundation of education. America has been falling behind other nations in several areas of education and one of the most problematic areas is reading. Learning to write in cursive is closely related to learning to read. Care must be given to subtle and obvious changes developing in school curriculum. Students must be computer literate to compete in today's global economy but keyboarding should be in addition to, not instead of penmanship skills. We can and we must discover how the tools being used in teaching affect the learning process itself. A Nation at Risk (described in the Federal Government's landmark 1983 report) is still at risk and can no longer afford to allow curriculum changes to occur based primarily on opinions and assumptions.the article at the following link is written by an author of the same name but I do not know if they are the same person See more at: http://www.articlesbase.com/learning-disabilities-articles/learning-to-writewriting-to-learn-2244626.html?sms_ss=google&at_xt=4d671f46888cea00%2C0jamesmmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204477782894745487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706790505545722337.post-71502200570921566342015-12-09T06:56:32.522-08:002015-12-09T06:56:32.522-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.jamesmmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204477782894745487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706790505545722337.post-14021103316704631452014-02-13T17:14:19.820-08:002014-02-13T17:14:19.820-08:00Just had our kid start school and this is the garb...Just had our kid start school and this is the garbarge that is taught???? Upper case normal printing (Yes ok) but lower case writing with NO lower case normal writing??????? I want her to be able to write the same as she reads ! Teacher said she will use this in life????? I said in my entire life I used that old way less than 1%, I want her to learn something she will use instead of wasting my child’s life on garbage that will never ever be used. I will teach her how to write normally at home. Teacher said then her grades will get marked down? mmmmm? like I care if she gets marked down for learning how to write normally. I cant believe this “old school” thinking ways still exists in this modern age, its time to replace those in charge with modern realistic thinkers.GaryPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174481227459907073noreply@blogger.com