Cursive should be taught before printing. Give a toddler a pencil and paper and they will scribble in one continuous line. Printing is calligraphy and that’s an art form.
"meant" : Wars have been started for less . But then the leaders are often Jackasses , and you can lead them to truth but you can't make them think. (Too much trainingteaching)
This was EXACTLY what I said when they did it. They can't even read their own family history, i.e. letters from soldiers to home or journals written by ancestors who settled this country.
i was astonished when grandkids couldn't read cursive or do basic math, like figure price on shoes that were 30% off, or even read an analog clock...when i asked, they said "didn't teach us in school"...so of course i had to suggest they pick up some "skills" NOT taught in school...when they got to age of having a checking account, they had to practice writing a signature! and come to find out, two of these kids were diagnosed as dyslexic, and could read cursive perfectly, because the letters were all connected, not individual...dumbing down the whole generation!
Precisely why we did Christian school in the early years, then transitioned to homeschool. Basic math: well versed by 3rd grade. Cursive: taught in 2nd grade.
Shocker: they THRIVED, finished university (BS + MS) Easy peasy.
This kinda stuff is where parents grandparents aunts and uncles step up. Keep the children learning what they are supposed to, and unlearning what they are not. At some point you might just remove the children altogether and choose homeschool/charter school. Children are your biggest investment on every level and families have been under attack for decades. And remember that poverty can equal protection. Why wouldja wanna Keep Up With Tha Jones' if they are headed for hell? Just a thot.
My granddaughter’s elementary school (was also my daughter’s) never stopped teaching cursive. I live in a conservative area with great conservative public schools.
I personally like the English language from the 18th century. It is elegant, information dense, and conveys many a vantage point in one sentence. Also the vocabulary and the views on its meaning are different, and much more honest, than today's.
Apart from the cursive, people now learn to communicate with AI as a scaffolding. The effort to connect with our own past and heritage is of paramount import, lest one wishes to divorce himself from that, for reasons of ideology.
I've said this since it was first introduced. Something's are self evident. It disgusts me that Parents are too effin lazy to fill in the blanks on things like this. Forty minutes a day is all it takes.
Cursive also facilitates brain development during elementary age. So not only do they lose the ability to read handwritten documents, but they also miss out on the mental hypertrophy that it would have produced.
Cursive should be taught before printing. Give a toddler a pencil and paper and they will scribble in one continuous line. Printing is calligraphy and that’s an art form.
It is an obvious attempt to prevent children from being able to read about their past.
Languages too. My father's generation learned Latin in public schools! Some learned Greek also.
Now they are taught ebonics to be able to communicate with non-standard language, in which no classic literature is written.
Old English is hard enough to read; I have been able to "read" or extract from handwritten scrawls in Latin, German, French and Spanish.
OH MY is it hard! I will fight through Old English and German writing, and do my best to recognize names and key words in the other languages.
Stop relying on the Prussian government schools to educate your kin.
Take charge & teach them yourself.
“B-but, muh jerbs!”
Precisely.
Reach out touch
faithgrass or ...u/#highcat
Told you before , you can't teach anyone anything. You may train them. Or you should encourage their natural curiosity and help them to LEARN.
Meh... You heard what I meant grump grump
u/#catdance
"meant" : Wars have been started for less . But then the leaders are often Jackasses , and you can lead them to truth but you can't make them think. (Too much
trainingteaching)Word.
Sorry, I went to Prussian government schools. you lost me?
Me too.
Como estas, el yay
u/#hopium
The exceptions don't negate the rule.
I played myself 😏
"Jackasses , and you can lead them to truth but you can't make them think."
Going to college during the " No Child left behind" BS, I knew then we were teaching kids to be stupid...
teaching = training
education = helping someone to learn
This was EXACTLY what I said when they did it. They can't even read their own family history, i.e. letters from soldiers to home or journals written by ancestors who settled this country.
i was astonished when grandkids couldn't read cursive or do basic math, like figure price on shoes that were 30% off, or even read an analog clock...when i asked, they said "didn't teach us in school"...so of course i had to suggest they pick up some "skills" NOT taught in school...when they got to age of having a checking account, they had to practice writing a signature! and come to find out, two of these kids were diagnosed as dyslexic, and could read cursive perfectly, because the letters were all connected, not individual...dumbing down the whole generation!
Precisely why we did Christian school in the early years, then transitioned to homeschool. Basic math: well versed by 3rd grade. Cursive: taught in 2nd grade.
Shocker: they THRIVED, finished university (BS + MS) Easy peasy.
joke's on them, i didn't go to school after 2010
This kinda stuff is where parents grandparents aunts and uncles step up. Keep the children learning what they are supposed to, and unlearning what they are not. At some point you might just remove the children altogether and choose homeschool/charter school. Children are your biggest investment on every level and families have been under attack for decades. And remember that poverty can equal protection. Why wouldja wanna Keep Up With Tha Jones' if they are headed for hell? Just a thot.
Cursive signatures are almost impossible to replicate by someone else. IMO they went to printing and e-signing for nefarious reasons.
Another language I can't read? I point my locally trained and ran AI homelab app at the image, and it just shows it in normal text.
Easy stuff these days. I was using google translate but it's becoming to limited and their translations could be tainted
Common core was a book deal Obama made to get rich
Cursive and handwriting classes must be returned back to the syllabus. It is critical as it develops one's character as well.
My granddaughter’s elementary school (was also my daughter’s) never stopped teaching cursive. I live in a conservative area with great conservative public schools.
Cursive isn't a foreign language. The letters are just connected. Not that hard to figure out.
I personally like the English language from the 18th century. It is elegant, information dense, and conveys many a vantage point in one sentence. Also the vocabulary and the views on its meaning are different, and much more honest, than today's.
Apart from the cursive, people now learn to communicate with AI as a scaffolding. The effort to connect with our own past and heritage is of paramount import, lest one wishes to divorce himself from that, for reasons of ideology.
I've said this since it was first introduced. Something's are self evident. It disgusts me that Parents are too effin lazy to fill in the blanks on things like this. Forty minutes a day is all it takes.
Cursive also facilitates brain development during elementary age. So not only do they lose the ability to read handwritten documents, but they also miss out on the mental hypertrophy that it would have produced.