[SE Mom]

Plenty of reasons- some more useful than others.

Here's why I think it's an important skill. It increases a child's ability to focus, pay attention to detail, and imposes some self-discipline.

There's not much in today's curriculum that really forces those qualities on children's minds...

[wintertime]

Here's why I think it's an important skill. It increases a child's ability to focus, pay attention to detail, and imposes some self-discipline.

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My homeschooled children practiced moral sayings and quotes when practicing their handwriting. Sometimes we used words that they were learning to spell or the reading words that are not phonic and must be memorized.