Posted on 11/16/2010 3:16:10 PM PST by BruceDeitrickPrice
I understand :-(
RE: cursive writing. Already there are adults who can only print. The Whole Word people needed to get rid of cursive because it meant every word had another shape to memorize.
Meanwhile, Don Potter—echoing Samuel Blumenfeld—insists that cursive makes learning to read much easier. (donpotter.net)
Montessori said kids should learn to write before they learn to read.
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