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Originally Posted by Kobi
There was a story on the news last night that teaching cursive writing in schools has now become optional and keyboarding is now mandatory. I dont know if it was a local thing or a national thing.
Seems weird to me. Bad enough kids today cant spell, or construct sentences to say what they mean, or conjugate verbs properly. Now we wont teach them how to write? And this helps them compete in a world economy how?
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I saw that, too, and it bothered me. I can't quite put my finger on the reason why, but it probably has something to do with the fact that I still hand write (in cursive) letters to my grandmother and mail them to her. She treasures them and keeps them on the table to proudly show off when friends come to visit.
I write and receive letters from military friends, and it touches my heart that they took the time out of their day to write me. I think writing (especially in cursive) shows a dedication and commitment to thinking about someone long enough to compose a letter. Mandatory keyboarding means they spent 10 seconds responding and won't give you another thought.
Oh, and here's my random: I woke up this morning with "I am a pirate king" from Pirates of Penzance stuck in my head.