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FakeNoose

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12. As long as they can read their own handwriting, that's what matters
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 09:53 PM
Friday

Yeah I'm old - I was born in the 1950's - but today's kids are still able to learn if we give them the tools for learning. Maybe they will learn in a different way than we did, but that's OK.

We can't allow them to use cell phones and tablets to cheat and take shortcuts - these aren't learning tools, they are shortcuts. First they have to learn, and the shortcuts can come later.

You want to focus on whether they can write in cursive... here's my suggestion. You can give your nieces and nephews a gift of your knowledge, and have home-schooling type classes and teach them how to write cursive. Make them practice, and make them show you their work. You do it for them, and it's something they will always remember.

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