As the needs of the work force change, so does what is being taught in our school system. Gone are the days of the slide rule, Rolodex, and the punch card. Children of today have to learn a brand new set of skills, many of which the generations before them would have never of dreamt of:  touch-typing, using spreadsheets, and performing online searches, just to name a few. So while I’m not surprised that elementary students today are computer “whizzes”, I am surprised by something I read recently: Schools today have less time to teach cursive writing and are instead devoting more time to teaching sciences and technology. The question then is:

Is this truly a bad thing? Read more…

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