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To: BBell

Waste of time.


2 posted on 07/02/2017 2:05:08 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Waste of time? Why? Aren’t you typing on a cursive keyboard like everyone else? LOL.


5 posted on 07/02/2017 2:10:45 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Drew68

So do students print their essays or type them on laptops nowadays?

Writing in cursive is a lot faster than printing.

For a lot of students, it’s faster than typing on a keyboard.


14 posted on 07/02/2017 2:34:55 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Drew68

“Waste of time.”

No, it’s not. Copying an earlier comment I made here:

The reason for the push to quit teaching cursive: Many of he Founding Documents of this nation are written in cursive. If a generation of people can’t read them, they can fooled about what the documents actually say.

For example, I have seen the Second Amendment “rewritten” in many different ways. However, people who can read the actual real Second Amendment — even snowflakes — can spot the lies.

PS Not sure if we are catching up or coming back, but either is OK with me...


20 posted on 07/02/2017 2:44:00 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: Drew68

It is supposed to be good for developing your brain, hand-eye coordination, etc.

Balancing is supposed to be good for increasing capacity to learn math.

Google the latest research on brain plasticity.


30 posted on 07/02/2017 3:25:58 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Drew68

Yup. Some of the most beautiful penmanship I’ve ever seen are in pro se prisoner’s briefs.

I don’t think cursive writing makes much difference to anything.


36 posted on 07/02/2017 3:43:34 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Why defend the EU?)
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To: Drew68

Tis not a waste of time. Handwriting is excellent for developing small-muscle dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

The largest part of the brain deals with visual perception and information: the eyes. The second-largest deals with the hands.

The brain is, you could say, a handmade organ.


39 posted on 07/02/2017 4:27:56 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Can the eye say to the hand, I don't need you?)
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To: Drew68
One of the biggest shocks I had as a teacher is when I wrote in cursive on the board and more than 1/2 my students could not read it.

How in God good earth are they suppose to be able to read original documents. I guess they will have to take the word of the government on what is written.

41 posted on 07/02/2017 4:49:55 PM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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