January 23, 2013 Representative Linden Bateman of Idaho Falls wants to make cursive mandatory for all Idaho School's curriculum. He says it promotes manual dexterity, boosts reading comprehension and enhances cognitive development.
Brad Weiser thinks the idea is a joke and a waste of time and money. I, however, think the idea is brilliant.
January 23, 2013 When I read this post this morning that said Representative Linden Bateman of Idaho Falls wants to bring back cursive, I thought it was a joke.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Republican lawmaker has begun what is both a sentimental and practical bid to mandate cursive handwriting in Idaho elementary schools. Rep. Linden Bateman of Idaho Falls says cursive writing promotes manual dexterity, boosts reading comprehension and enhances cognitive development
Here's yet another way kids today have it easier than you or I could have ever dreamed. You know, besides the fact that they don't have to walk to school every day through ten miles of snow, uphill both ways
