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Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

The old ways left many students behind.

What seems more the problem is the assumption that there’s one best way for kids to learn something.

Reading showed us that insisting that one method be used exclusively - whether phonics, sight word memorization or whole language - will not be successful for everyone.