Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic.
Reading is being heavily cut out, now writing as well. Arithmetic is still there, though the level is dropping.
Honestly, what idiot actually thinks we've phased writing out SO MUCH that it can be dropped from school curriculums? I use it most days in leisure time alone.
If nothing else, you have a bunch of people who can't even sign their names. Not to mention takes tests, write essays on paper...this is so absurd.
Dr. Scott Hamilton is an idiot, and I bet he writes daily.
U.S. Schools Drop Handwriting Requirement: Sensible or Foolish?
SodaHead News
2011/07/13 13:36:10
|
|
|||||
|
119 votes
|
|
12% | |||
|
860 votes
|
|
83% | |||
|
53 votes
|
|
5% | |||
Indiana is the latest U.S. state to drop a handwriting requirement from their curriculum, citing that there simply isn't enough time to teach both handwriting and basic typing skills.
But some would argue there is a direct link between the way people learn and writing. And then there is the obvious:
It's a fair question, do you think it's sensible to drop handwriting from our children's school curriculum?
Under the core standards - which were released in June 2010 and have been adopted by nearly all U.S. states - there is no requirement for them to [teach handwriting].
Dr Scott Hamilton, an Indiana clinical psychologist, said the time children spend labouring over script could be better used: "From an intuitive standpoint, this makes sense, based on the increasingly digital world into which this generation of children is growing up."
But some would argue there is a direct link between the way people learn and writing. And then there is the obvious:
"How are [children] supposed to know how to sign their names?”
It's a fair question, do you think it's sensible to drop handwriting from our children's school curriculum?
Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14121541
Top Opinion
-
Kigan 2011/07/13 16:34:48
handwriting
What signing documents with your signature on it. What are they going to do...print it? What they should do is cut out Algebra for kids who don't need it unless they are going to become a doctor, engineer or scientist; of cause keep the basic math like addition, subtracting, multiplication, fraction and division because they will need this mostly in their life.
I seem to remember a time when it was against the law for certain classes to know how to read and write dating all the way back to the Roman Empire. Dark Ages here we come!!!! Again!