[lbo-talk] The death of cursive

[John Wesley]

Another "lost art" is that of diagramming sentences.
That was always torture for me, and I understand that it is not taught anymore.
I never could figure out what the point of doing them was!
Mike G

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From: John Wesley <godisamethodist at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 10:52:03 PM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] The death of cursive

...unless they bring back essay questions (which I think some of the achievement 

tests are now doing!)
Mike

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From: "123hop at comcast.net" <123hop at comcast.net>
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Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 10:34:00 PM
Subject: [lbo-talk] The death of cursive

Apparently with all the prep needed for standardized tests, there is no need for 

students to learn cursive writing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/us/28cursive.html?_r=1

This basically means that they are entirely cut off from looking at original 
written documents, whether historical or personal.

It is also likely to discourage first written drafts, as it's a pain to print.

A pity,

Joanna
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