Blake C. Stacey
pzmyers 🕷How about if you let qualified educators decide what is fundamental, Mr Lawyer/Politician Shapiro?
Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸@pzmyers How about politicians cooperating to get the US banking-sector out of the middle ages?
Michael BuschI would like to know who is pushing "require cursive handwriting" legislation in multiple US states at the same time.
Since this seems coordinated, like the blanket cell-phone ban bills a couple of years ago.
Michael Busch (@[email protected])
The Minnesota state legislature is arguing about when students learn cursive in school. I could ask them "which cursive?"; since while I can read current English, French, and Spanish cursives all the others confound me. But I will instead point out there are more important things for them to do.
myrmepropagandistCursive is big at Steiner schools. I find the cell phone bans much more sinister. I don't really care about cursive but feeling confident writing by hand is a useful skill. It should never be a hurdle that prevents a kid from moving forward.
I think this just rings "back to basics" feel good bells for people over 45. Is Josh gonna buy some nice notebooks and pens for the schools or will I need to pay for those (I already do, I teach calligraphy as an extra)
The cell phone bans that made no allowances for the kids with diabetes or hearing aids or any of the other reasons they may need their phone were particularly appalling.
clewPalmer-ish cursive is about the worst version of handwriting to standardize on, yesno? Especially for left handed people?
I like teaching kids to interact with the material world, not just screens and storebought things. So I’d try to teach everyone print you can do with draw strokes. And the inheritance of calligraphy, including graffiti, should be a joy and endeavor in art classes. Help anyone who wants to develop a fast legible-to-them script. Palmer last!
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Satu Elisa Schaeffer@pzmyers needing to write a check is about as pressing as needing to send a fax, though
Qole@satuelisa @pzmyers
Pretty sure my adult child has never signed a cheque. You can do it all via e-transfer, why bother?
Pretty sure my adult child has never signed a cheque. You can do it all via e-transfer, why bother?