The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting new ...
The culture wars, not content with bending and blocking the words we read, apparently come for the typeface in which authors ...
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Resistance to Memory

When I was young, I knew a lot about old people. Especially about old people I knew personally: members of my family, my mother's contemporaneous older friends, teachers, clients on my paper route. It ...
No matter where you look, it seems like boomers can’t stop griping about the lack of cursive writing; kids today don’t do ...
During this stage of writing development, toddlers (age 1 to 3) learn to hold a pencil or crayon with a clenched fist.
Despite its decline, cursive is not entirely lost. With the help of the State Board of Education, cursive requirement in ...
Personalized jewelry is a thoughtful and timeless gift idea. From initials to birthstones, custom jewelry has been rooted in history—from the engraved signet rings that trace back to Mesopotamia or ...