Prof says learning spelling, grammar, things of the past; smartphones can do the work

[Kensie]

Disgusting how people cannot spell.

 

[Nova]

Lol, I love my laptop and my iPad but I still try to write cards and letters by hand. :blushing:

Oh, I do, too. I just don't expect anyone will be able to read what I write!

 

[Nova]

While I do allow mine to use the computer and their ipads as resources, I also require them to use other reference books, and they are learning to use an atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, and others.

I just got in the last of our curriculum order, and I think they are just as excited as I am about the upcoming year. Kids are truly little sponges, and eager to learn and discover new things!


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Yes, they are, but it takes a good teacher to get out of their way and let them learn. Please pat yourself on the back for me!

 

[ATasteOfHoney]

Yeah, 'cause we don't want to give our kids too much to learn 'cause we could get near "full capacity".....as if there's such a thing.

 

[STEADFAST]

Thats redonkulus!

 

[tgirl1130]

Not for my four. We homeschool, and my oldest 3 most certainly diagram sentences and learn grammar. It is a huge portion of our curriculum. I also teach them cursive. There are a couple of great handwriting curriculum out there for those who would like to instruct their child at home or after school. Because my older children started off in public school, I also know that our local school does not teach geography, Roman numerals, or how to write an outline. They had never heard of explorers like Magellan, Ponce de Leon, or LaSalle. My elementary aged children, who were making stellar grades and scored above average on all standardized testing, had no idea what photosynthesis is. In our area, all the children are being taught is math and reading, because that is all they are tested on for funding.

That is why they are now at home, learning the things they should be learning. I had no idea that they were not learning these things until I brought them home. I assumed they were learning the same things I had learned as a child, and I was wrong.

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I was shocked and appalled to find out my son's school doesn't teach cursive. Since the keyboard is now mightier than the pen I suppose. Well my son will practice his cursive at home.

 

[kdblaisdell]

I'm one of these people who can't print but have decent handwriting. It makes me wonder how many of my students who have terrible printing would benefit from learning cursive. The trick is finding even 5 minutes per day to teach handwriting.