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Real patriotic education means that just as our founders loved and honored America, so we should honor them, while deeply learning and earnestly debating their ideas. Adapted from remarks delivered by ...

Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In ...

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It’s not pronounced /wuh/, like the whispering sound the letter brings to words like whale and wonder. W’s name isn’t tied to its sound at all—it’s a historical nod to its origins. So how did this ...

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Cursive started falling out of favor in U.S. schools after 2010 when most states adopted Common Core academic standards. Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother ...

Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script. Why Students Need to Know Cursive Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card ...

“If our students can’t read cursive writing, they can’t read the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, or even a grandparent’s handwritten letter.

Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago. In 2010, most states adopted which omitted cursive handwriting from expected academic skills to be learned by K-8 students.

Noticing my constant pile-up of cursive writing packets, a few high schoolers were even intrigued and asked for a packet for themselves. “Absolutely!” I said and gleefully printed more copies.