Recently I attended a back to school night to meet with my daughter's teachers. About 4/5 the way through the stock duologue and various appropriate poses of slouching on my part that would make Thomas Jefferson proud, I came out of my trance at the mention of Handwriting Without Tears ® (The workbook cost per child is approximately $6.00).
Apparently the entire school faculty voted to start teaching what appears to be a pidgin version of cursive handwriting. The reason given was that by fifth grade the kids were leaving my daughter's school not knowing how to write cursive.
Upon informing my wife, she scoffed and told me about D'Nealian ®. D'Nealian ® appears to be similar to the cursive most all of us have learned for the past several centuries minus the '®'.
I am a bit perturbed that a group of teachers could so easily discard centuries of tradition and compatibility mearly to cover their sitting flesh for failing to teach our kids how to write cursive.
Apparently the entire school faculty voted to start teaching what appears to be a pidgin version of cursive handwriting. The reason given was that by fifth grade the kids were leaving my daughter's school not knowing how to write cursive.
Upon informing my wife, she scoffed and told me about D'Nealian ®. D'Nealian ® appears to be similar to the cursive most all of us have learned for the past several centuries minus the '®'.
I am a bit perturbed that a group of teachers could so easily discard centuries of tradition and compatibility mearly to cover their sitting flesh for failing to teach our kids how to write cursive.
