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Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:54 pm to pioneerbasketball
Good. I had to learn how to write cursive in the third grade. I'm 23. My 18 yr old brother never learned how.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:54 pm to Stonehog
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Writing names on coffee cups?
I struggle to make coffee with K cups.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:55 pm to pioneerbasketball
Disagree. Cursive sucks and is pointless. It's like learning French.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:57 pm to CatFan81
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If I don't write in cursive, it looks like a two year old scribbling.
Damn
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:58 pm to BluegrassBelle
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People would cringe at how much "text lingo" has bled over into writing for kids, especially teenagers who are at the age where they've been texting for several years now. 2 for to, cuz for cousin, etc.
It's a product of the evolution of technology. I know that languages are constantly changing because of influences in societies but the blazing speed of technological developments seems to be corrupting English, especially, into something that is frequently difficult to understand.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:58 pm to PrivatePublic
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It's like learning French.
French isn't pointless if you travel to France. It's a beautiful language.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:06 pm to CatFan81
You're right, French is more valuable than cursive. Cursive is like an appendix. There's absolutely no point in it but for some reason its still around.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:07 pm to CatFan81
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French isn't pointless if you travel to France. It's a beautiful language.
It's also a secondary language for some African countries which is useful given the range of African dialects.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:08 pm to BluegrassBelle
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It's also a secondary language for some African countries which is useful given the range of African dialects.
This too.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:11 pm to pioneerbasketball
They don't teach it anymore?
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:13 pm to pioneerbasketball
I'm all for learning to write in cursive. It is necessary to develop the awesome brand of a print/cursive hybrid for daily writin like I have
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:15 pm to pioneerbasketball
Like it.
You're teaching kids a skill. Sure it's largely an impractical one, but more importantly you're teaching them how to learn a skill. And maybe on a psychological level you're teaching them to take pride in their undertakings.
You're teaching kids a skill. Sure it's largely an impractical one, but more importantly you're teaching them how to learn a skill. And maybe on a psychological level you're teaching them to take pride in their undertakings.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:23 pm to Stonehog
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No cursive now, no cursive tomorrow, no cursive forever.
I agree with stonehog.
Wait.
WTF?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:49 pm to Kentucker
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I predict we'll soon be able to dictate our thoughts directly simply by forming them in our minds.
The thoughts formed in my mind don't need to be dictated anywhere at any time.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:58 pm to BluegrassBelle
Stupid bill. Teach more math
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:01 pm to boogiewoogie1978
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Stupid bill. Teach more math
frick that. If anything, teach more English. Half of this country complains about immigrants not being able to speak English. Do you want to know the ironic part? They don't speak English fluently themselves.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:11 pm to CatFan81
No more math. People in this country can barely solve a Sigler variable equation. I think it's why nobody has the capacity to figure shite out.
That is what math is, problem solving and the upper levels are very applicable to work/life situations from a methodology standpoint
That is what math is, problem solving and the upper levels are very applicable to work/life situations from a methodology standpoint
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:14 pm to pioneerbasketball
disagree bias against lefties
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:43 pm to pioneerbasketball
I have mixed feelings on the subject, while I think it would be nice if we taught all students to write in it I think we have more important problems in our educational system and should worry about things like history, math, and grammar before we spend resources on cursive
The amount of ppl in this country who can't answer basic questions like who was the 1st POTUS or who is the current VPOTUS is simply baffling and depressing
And FTR, I was taught cursive in 4th grade and was pretty good at it. They told us we would ABSOLUTELY HAVE to know it and it would be mandatory for the rest of our lives
Fast forward to 6th or 7th grade and we used it for nothing. That always pissed me off
The amount of ppl in this country who can't answer basic questions like who was the 1st POTUS or who is the current VPOTUS is simply baffling and depressing
And FTR, I was taught cursive in 4th grade and was pretty good at it. They told us we would ABSOLUTELY HAVE to know it and it would be mandatory for the rest of our lives
Fast forward to 6th or 7th grade and we used it for nothing. That always pissed me off
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