Posted by M Nut on December 12, 2015 at 04:55:15 from (173.84.197.254):
In Reply to: OT: cursive writing posted by 2x4 on December 11, 2015 at 23:53:55:
I don't want to get in the middle of a discussion if things get heated, as they sometimes can when people have strong differing opinions. However, one thing to consider is the amount of time a child has in a school day. It is not limitless, and teachers can by no means teach what and when they want to. Teachers are held accountable by administration check-ins at least twice per week to insure that educational expectations are being followed. In our district it is mandated that students have at least 90 minutes of math instruction, 120 minutes of language arts instruction, 50 minutes of art/science/social studies/physical education instruction, and 30 minutes of music instruction. Add in 45 minutes for required lunch and recess break, and a daily schedule is full to overflowing in no time. Very little room for deviation. Yes, cursive writing is part of language arts, and technically could be taught there. But, so is keyboarding for word processing. As educators, a decision has to be made as to which one is more beneficial to a student's overall readiness for continuing their education or career readiness. Most will say keyboarding, no question. Many careers require people to have a minimal standard of typing skills for consideration of that job. I don't know of any job where your cursive ability is part of determining if you will get a job, or not. Continued education- I don't think there are very many, if any, colleges or post secondary education facilities that have professors and educators that would allow a continuing education student to turn in a handwritten paper in today's world of electronics. I know 20 years ago it wasn't an option for me. I certainly agree cursive handwriting is a dying art, but the practicality of it is questionable, in my opinion, too. At one point in history, it was a very necessary and useful skill to have. In today's time, given the choice of keyboarding skills or cursive handwriting skills, I'll choose keyboarding as being more valuable. These thoughts are simply my own observations, and others may disagree.
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