Is Common Core losing the public perception test?
“The education standards called Common Core have been adopted in more than 40 states, but according to a Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)/Gallup pollreleased Wednesday, the majority of Americans oppose them.”
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In high school, my cursive handwriting was so bad; my English teacher told me I could print. I then developed my own “font”. When I was stationed in Astoria, Oregon, I bought a book on copperplate handwriting and spent the winter learning it.
[Susan R]Pen and paper still has the general advantage of portability and ease of use, and no worries about the life of the battery. I don’t always have my phone handy, or my Chromebook, even though they are small and portable. But I have whiteboards all over the house, and keep Post-it Notes everywhere. I like taking notes in small notebooks and on Post It Notes when I’m reading as well.
My kids do penmanship until they have mastered how to form letters, and then they have enough written schoolwork to give them plenty of practice - it isn’t necessary, IMO, to have year after year of penmanship courses. That said, my 17 yo son doesn’t like his handwriting, and is using a penmanship book to improve it.
As for the handwriting vs keyboarding debate - just like printed books vs ebooks, the use of one does not dictate the extinction of the other.
Hoping to shed more light than heat..
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