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In reply to the discussion: Cursive [View all]quinnox
(20,600 posts)11. Kids are so dumbed down these days
I have seen it first hand. The standards have been lowered so far that it is making kids dumb. It's not their fault, but standards have to be raised if America is going to compete world wide against countries with much higher, tougher, and better education standards. Hate to say it, but we are seeing generations of spoiled, non-reading, dumbed down kids.
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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