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When Brothers Fight

Posted 05.04.2012

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Post-hardcore band Cursive released a music video for their single "Drunken Birds" off their latest album I Am Gemini. Playing off the storytellin...

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Cursive Handwriting is Still a Practical Necessity

Tamika Sayles | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Education, Education Reform, College, Cursive, Cursive Handwriting in Schools, Cursive Writing, Black Voices Life, Bv-Life, Teaching Cursive, Black Voices News
Tamika Sayles

As a distinguished African-American member of Generation Y, I vow to uphold the rules and principles of cursive handwriting. The art of cursive handwriting among students is disappearing at an alarming rate. What is your take on the cursive debate?

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Is Cursive ... Cursed?

Ellen Siminoff | Posted 01.11.2012

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Ellen Siminoff

As more and more things can be done electronically, cursive -- and even printing to some degree -- are going by the wayside. The question is: Is this really a bad thing?

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Yet Another State Stops Teaching Cursive In Schools

Posted 10.01.2011

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Hawaii is joining several states across the country that are dropping cursive writing from mandatory school curriculum. The Aloha state has adopted...

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Should We Teach Handwriting in the Digital Age?

Rae Pica | Posted 09.20.2011

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Rae Pica

Earlier this month, the Indiana Department of Education joined the ranks of school systems that will no longer require the teaching of cursive writing.

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A Signature Shift?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 09.12.2011

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Sam Chaltain

This morning, as I watched my two-year old son make distinctive colorful swirls on his drawing paper, I realized we were moving away from a deeply held belief about what makes each of us unique.

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Scratch That: Schools Required To Teach Keyboarding, No More Cursive [POLL]

Posted 09.06.2011

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Is the keyboard completely replacing the pen? Indiana school officials have announced that students will no longer be required to learn cursive wri...

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A Write Of Passage: Is Cursive Handwriting A Dying Art In Schools?

Posted 05.30.2011

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Cursive handwriting instruction is disappearing. Students and teachers alike have swapped pencils for keyboards, baselines for blinking cursors, a...

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Dog Ears Music: Volume 167

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Cursive, The Civil Wars, Ron Carter, and more.

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Con Games: Aspen High Dis Cursive

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Conniff

The news that Aspen High School students are no longer required to write in longhand is an unmistakable sign that the Apocalypse is breathing down our necks.

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