Alatain 12 points 3 years ago

But why!?

"We are looking to use evidence-based teaching methods". Also: "There isn't a lot of research on this, but we're forging ahead anyway".

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tldrbot 10 points 3 years ago

tl;dr:

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. Ontario's new language curriculum, set to be in place for the new school year, introduces a host of changes, including a renewed focus on phonics. Many of the curriculum additions can be traced back to a report last year from the Ontario Human Rights Commission, which said the province's public education system was failing students with reading disabilities and others by not using evidence-based approaches. The curriculum reintroduces cursive writing as an expectation starting in Grade 3. There isn't a lot of research specifically on cursive writing, Peterson said, but the work that has been done shows that it not only teaches students the skill of writing that script in and of itself, but it helps to reinforce overall literacy.

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snipeftw 3 points 3 years ago

Interesting. I don’t think it’s a very useful skill in 2023, but I guess they gotta fill the curriculum with something.

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pete 3 points 3 years ago

Lol, I went in for a Parent teacher conference for my first grader, they said her hand writing was poor, asked how her typing was and they looked confused.

I'm not sure that filling time is the problem. I think that school districts, which Frankly send more useless paper home and can't figure out how to do anything online might just be so far behind/in a bubble that they don't realize that it's a completely useless skill.

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TH1NKTHRICE 3 points 3 years ago

Bringing back cursive is absurd. But, they are also re-emphasizing phonics. That’s a good idea. So, if it means cursive comes along for the ride, worth it.

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buckykat 0 points 3 years ago

Phonics is idiotic because English isn't phonetic

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MolvanianDentist 1 point 3 years ago

There are enough phonetic elements in the English language that recent school curricula in places such as England and Australia are emphasising a mixed phonemic awareness/phonics approach, apparently with some success. Not all, but some children, appear to learn better with specific instruction in phonics also.

Of course, all discussion about teaching reading eventually leads back into the cursed 'reading wars'...

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hark 1 point 3 years ago

It was useless when I had to learn it and it's even more useless now.

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chiisana 1 point 3 years ago

I can’t remember when was the last time I’ve used cursive… maybe high school, over 20 years ago?

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