Common Core Standards do not require cursive writing. Under the new standards, states are allowed to teach cursive if they choose, and many still do. The issue is hotly debated among educators and we thought we’d extract the positions from the two sides of this debate. The Pro-Cursive Pos...
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"I didn't have a signature originally, so I'd just print 'Forrest.' At some point, I just decided to figure out how to do it in cursive, so now it's like a big 'F' and the rest… you can kind of pick up on the squiggles enough to see that there are ...
Traditional Characters, it is better to learn to write them in their complete Traditional Character forms, before eventually developing the short-hand. The concept is the same as teaching Western schoolchildren to write the full blocked forms of alphabets first, before they move on to cursive ...
It is well planned out, with attention to detail driving its success. If you haven’t been to it before, put it on your calendar for next year. Participant or spectator, it’s good fun with something for everyone. The actors (employees) are focused. They do an impressive job of both...
In Taiwan, they don't teach you simplified form. Everyone learns the phonetics first and traditional characters. When I am lazy and wish to post something online, I use simplified form. But I never use simplified form offline, for example when writing formal business correspondence. ...
I get it Illinois has a teacher shortage, but that shouldn't mean we just let any old Joe Schmoe teach our kids. Make Illinois a more competitive state to live and teach in and the good teachers will come here. Don't lower the bar. Am I alone in this, or do you agree with me?
Why Kids Shouldn T Be Cursive don’t have to write in cursive because many others can’t read or write cursive. Its pointless in writing something down in cursive if your just going to have to read it out loud to them. It is very dificult to teach a child to write in cursive. This...
We all went to school with some classmates who were full of enthusiasm and clearly enjoyed their classes. What can we do to encourage any child to have a positive experience in school and have a huge smile on their face when they step foot into school? It is possible to make school a ...
Yet, having deep conversations with kids is one of the most powerful ways to teach background information and the critical thinking skills they need to actually take ownership of what they read. Dialogic reading, in which we interrupt during reading and encourage kids to ask ...