[YEP-DC] "Cursive And The Common Core" -- new blog post at YEP-DC's Recess

CJ Libassi, blogger at YEP-DC's Recess, writes this week about cursive and the Common Core, and how arguments for both are similar -- and lacking.

"The practical value of learning cursive doesn't come from knowing the specific shapes of the letters; it comes from the concentration practiced in the learning process. Precisely because cursive is a bit complicated and foreign to us, we have to concentrate in order learn it and we have to practice a lot. But this process accidentally produces a lot of good. The concentration we develop in the learning process is hugely beneficial, as is the experience of mastering the skill through practice. These are invaluable learning skills that promote depth of thought and self-efficacy. A similar case can be made for the liberal and plastic arts. And in the case of the study of humanities, it comes with the added benefit of developing students' analytical skills. It's not so important that we know that Lady Macbeth is driven insane by a desire to rid herself of imagined blood stains, for example, but it is crucial that we learn how to analyze why she is."

Read the entire post here: http://www.youngedprofessionals.org/1/post/2013/08/cursive-and-the-common-core.html

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