tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post1429796299950052174..comments2023-10-03T06:37:15.115-05:00Comments on Bob Canada's BlogWorld: Can You Read This?Bob Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938039612223083995noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-36043011764518351852011-07-26T14:59:21.025-05:002011-07-26T14:59:21.025-05:00Well, we live in Indiana, which from what I've...Well, we live in Indiana, which from what I've read is the country's leader in eliminating the teaching of cursive from the classrooms.<br /><br />Go Hoosiers!Bob Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938039612223083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-62921121953865607412011-07-26T01:09:59.482-05:002011-07-26T01:09:59.482-05:00Wait, wait, wait... They're 19 and 12 and the...Wait, wait, wait... They're 19 and 12 and they can't read cursive? That's... Beyond sad. I'm 16 (17 this Friday :D) and I've been able to read cursive since I was 10. I can't even begin to understand how someone roughly 2-3 years older than me doesn't know how to read cursive.Gordon C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-23183447053873781272011-06-26T11:46:32.748-05:002011-06-26T11:46:32.748-05:00Chandra: I have a feeling most of the population d...Chandra: I have a feeling most of the population doesn't even WRITE anymore-- cursive or printing. Everyone just taps away on their phones these days.Bob Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938039612223083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-21142858842692655632011-06-12T10:45:15.169-05:002011-06-12T10:45:15.169-05:00That just guts me - I write in cursive a LOT. But...That just guts me - I write in cursive a LOT. But then again I'm a weirdo and tend to use a fountain pen when at all possible as well. Even if I'm the only one left on the planet to do so I'm gonna keep the cursive candle burning dangnabbit!Chandrahttp://www.flickr.com/chandra4042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-78968864515009526402011-06-09T20:26:09.316-05:002011-06-09T20:26:09.316-05:00Weren't there some Star Trek episodes where th...Weren't there some Star Trek episodes where the inhabitants of a planet depended on their machines and technology for everything, then when the stuff broke down, no one knew how to fix it and they were all screwed. That's what's gonna happen here some day.Bob Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938039612223083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046751414407003862.post-85176795080694916512011-06-09T10:28:10.674-05:002011-06-09T10:28:10.674-05:00This type of thing just makes me sad. I once told ...This type of thing just makes me sad. I once told a math teacher of the troubles my daughter was having with her times tables and she, A MATH TEACHER, told me she didn't need to memorize them, she could just use a calculator! WHAT NOW?? I was as you would say, GOBSMACKED lol (love that word).Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201437989157714028noreply@blogger.com