▲ 37 ▼ Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall (www.theglobeandmail.com) submitted 3 years ago by tal@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.
[+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tartra@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Sorry I took so long to reply! I'm still not used to Lemmy. :P That was an excellent answer. I imagine it's further compounded by how kids are sorted into grades, with someone being born very late to the grade's cut-off having a disadvantage to someone born many months earlier/at the start of the cut-off. From what you wrote, I'm almost persuaded to think that it's something kids should be taught in school, but far later. I'm back on the boat of having calligraphy classes offered in high school as electives. The trouble is, once I suggest that, I feel like it's setting myself up to be argued into having it at a much younger age and as a mandatory part of education, which puts us right back into the problems you listed out. :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tartra@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Sorry I took so long to reply! I'm still not used to Lemmy. :P That was an excellent answer. I imagine it's further compounded by how kids are sorted into grades, with someone being born very late to the grade's cut-off having a disadvantage to someone born many months earlier/at the start of the cut-off. From what you wrote, I'm almost persuaded to think that it's something kids should be taught in school, but far later. I'm back on the boat of having calligraphy classes offered in high school as electives. The trouble is, once I suggest that, I feel like it's setting myself up to be argued into having it at a much younger age and as a mandatory part of education, which puts us right back into the problems you listed out. :( permalink fedilink source parent