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In reply to the discussion: Cursive [View all]Algernon Moncrieff
(5,798 posts)6. I'm sure there is great benefit from teaching a child how to handle a team of horses
...but it's not a skill that's used much.
My younger daughter puts pen and pencil to paper quite a bit, because she's in elementary school. I'd be surprised if I write 50 words a week on paper. I haven't written a check in years. Most stores have raised the bar so high on credit card purchases that I sign receipts less and less frequently. Short reminder notes? isn't that what smart phones are for?
I understand where you are coming from, but I see paper going the way of papyrus and sealing wax -- things that are used in art studios, and few other places.
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Moreover, how many hours a day will that school age child be willing to learn cursive?
nolabels
Jun 2014
#74
I'm sure there is great benefit from teaching a child how to handle a team of horses
Algernon Moncrieff
Jun 2014
#6
I don't think that there's any other exercise that combines muscles and mind the same way.
KitSileya
Jun 2014
#9
How many kindergarten through third-grade students are meditating, learning to use a slide rule,
Heidi
Jun 2014
#21
Home Ec should be taught. It needs to be re-imagined, but it should be taught (nt)
Algernon Moncrieff
Jun 2014
#43
When you read the Constitution, do you look for a photo in the original written form
Algernon Moncrieff
Jun 2014
#40
It's interesting that someone can be "still mad that" a certain font is no longer taught..?
Quantess
Jun 2014
#87
I am 33 and grew up learning cursive - I find it worthless. I type and use my computer a lot and hav
MillennialDem
Jun 2014
#47