Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.

  • wvenable
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    1 year ago

    I absolute hated learning cursive in school and I never write cursive now. My son has even more fine motor-control issues than I do and I’m glad he didn’t have to deal with this as well.

    “The computer will not take that over.”

    The 1980’s want their opinions back.

    I actually don’t disagree with the idea that some of the fundamentals that have been taught for decades were and are the right way to teach. We don’t always need new ways to learn reading, writing, math, etc – the old ways are tried and tested. But introducing something like this, which basically completely unnecessary in modern times, based on some unresearched benefits is no better.

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      1 year ago

      The old ways left many students behind.

      What seems more the problem is the assumption that there’s one best way for kids to learn something.

      Reading showed us that insisting that one method be used exclusively - whether phonics, sight word memorization or whole language - will not be successful for everyone.