The teaching of handwriting is more than just teaching how to write

There is more to the teaching of handwriting than just teaching how to write.  While many advocate the dropping of the teaching of handwriting from the curriculum as it may not be relevant in a digital age, the irony is that the cognitive development encouraged by the teaching of

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Learning cursive at school, a novelty?

Children learning cursive. https://youtu.be/jxYEnynYwZI What strikes me as I view the video, is that something which was so normal to teach a couple of decades ago, has become a novelty.  Although the children are not aware of the significance of learning cursive writing, those of us in

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