Hi everyone! This article, posted on the New York Times, reflects on the gradual disappearance of traditional writing standards and the growing presence of technology in the course of history. Schools in Finland have dropped handwriting requirements in schools in favor of typing lessons while the United States, in 2010, have excluded cursive requirements in the common core standards. Do you see a growing presence of technology in our society today? What are the Pros/Cons of this effect? In the future, do you believe children, eventually adults will cease to know how to write? Do you believe the art world has gone through similar changes?
The full article can be found: -> here <- Let me know what you think! -AG.
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Mbroiche
5/13/2019 05:53:33 pm
Very interesting article. I've seen an increasing presence of technology in the classroom. Activities and research methods, which have usually been done traditionally in the past, are now replaced with more efficient ways thanks to technology. However, in relevance to this article, this is a little saddening that schools are leaving behind skills such as writing for more efficient skills.
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Melanie F.
5/13/2019 06:11:52 pm
Interesting article! I personally feel since society is constantly changing and developing more advanced and efficient ways and software, naturally, our schools should adapt and teach methods and resources that adhere to what is out in the world currently.
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Sarah Thompson
5/13/2019 06:34:45 pm
As a firm believer in traditional methods, this article saddens me! It's great that students are being taught more relevant practices but I also think schools should also teach the traditional ones as well, being able to hand write is important too. Cursive is going to be a lost skill.
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