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re: My 18 y/o son just called me, can't read cursive note left by owners he's dog-sitting for.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:48 am to ProjectP2294
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:48 am to ProjectP2294
Fact.
I do want to attend the 8 year old check book balancing class though.
I do want to attend the 8 year old check book balancing class though.
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Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:48 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:I dont know that it is dead at all. And lets face it, if you teach a kid in 5th grade or so you are talking about learning it all in about two weeks an hour a day.
Teaching the basics of modern communication to create a plank for propelling into more advanced modernity (like coding) is so much more valuable than a dead, manual script.
Time better served than learning some of the stuff added to the curriculum.
Many things are taught that the kids will never, never use. I doubt anyone will need to discuss Madame Bovary, or Macbeth either. Cursive is part of how we still communicate.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:48 am to GeauxGutsy
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Louisiana education standards are at the bottom for a reason.
You think LA is the only place cursive isn't taught?
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:49 am to The Mick
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I realize they stopped teaching it, but still incredible to me they cant read it.
I've read that in many areas of the country they still teach it.
Idk about Louisiana. I know I learned it in the early 2000s.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:49 am to The Mick
My daughter in law can’t. She’s 25.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:49 am to LNCHBOX
No, but there is only one bottom.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:49 am to Porcine Human
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Because it's useless
You could say that about a lot of the things they teach, but there still taught. What are the odds someone is going to need know the square root of pi or do long division when they have calculator at the palm of their hand ?
This post was edited on 5/5/23 at 8:52 am
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:49 am to HubbaBubba
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The hiring manager mailed a response to me, in cursive, thanking me for the fact that I took the time to write in cursive, stating that most letters he gets are from a word processor, and that my letter moved the applicant, the son of a close friend, to the top of the list of applicants.
Some people still appreciate it.
So forget whether the applicant was qualified or not, just the fact that you wrote a letter in an outdated method moved the applicated to the top?
Wow
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:50 am to The Mick
It’s not like it’s a different language
Surely he can figure it out.. right? It’s not that difficult
If he was 7 that’s one thing but this is an adult we are talking about
Surely he can figure it out.. right? It’s not that difficult
If he was 7 that’s one thing but this is an adult we are talking about
This post was edited on 5/5/23 at 8:50 am
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:50 am to jizzle6609
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No, but there is only one bottom.
Then that post was a stupid and irrelevant one.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:51 am to LNCHBOX
Also a factual one unfortunately.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:51 am to HubbaBubba
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I wrote a letter of recommendation in cursive on linen paper and addressed the linen envelope in cursive. I mailed it (it miraculously made it to the recipient).
The hiring manager mailed a response to me, in cursive, thanking me for the fact that I took the time to write in cursive, stating that most letters he gets are from a word processor, and that my letter moved the applicant, the son of a close friend, to the top of the list of applicants.
Some people still appreciate it.
that hiring manager sounds like he knows what he is doing...sounds like a great manager....."hey i received this letter from this old frick recommeneding someone that i liked....moving him to the top of the list.....so awesome when old people write in an outdated script"
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:51 am to jbird7
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What are the odds someone is going to need know the square root of pi or do long division when they have calculator at the palm of their hand ?
Wow, advanced math courses build on that foundation, making it the opposite of useless. Cursive writing is 100% useless.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:51 am to The Mick
How does he sign his name?
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:51 am to jizzle6609
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Also a factual one unfortunately.
Factual and irrelevant, sure.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:53 am to LNCHBOX
Are you still arguing use?
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:53 am to jbird7
quote:Why teach maff when the computer do it for us??
You could say that about a lot of the things they teach, but there still taught. What are the odds someone is going to need know the square root of pi or do long division when they have calculator at the palm of their hand ?
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:53 am to LNCHBOX
I bet it wouldnt be irrelevant if it were #1 though.
Typcial.
Typcial.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:54 am to jizzle6609
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Are you still arguing use?
As a direct response to the post I quoted, yes. Are you having trouble following the conversation? Would it help if I changed the font?
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:54 am to SlowFlowPro
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Having instant access to your account balances solves the purpose of balancing your check book.
Having information available and understanding concepts are two different things.
That these things are conflated so often now is why individuals are getting dumber every day while collective knowledge is increasing at an amazing rate.
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Over-spending is another concept entirely.
It's not, but I'm not going to change your mind because you're the self-appointed smartest person here.
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