Why is a Bill even needed for that? How stupid was it for schools to stop teaching cursive?
I recall a special ed teacher in Illinois telling me 20 years ago that
1. your stepson doesn't need to know how to add and subtract; he has a calculator. Strike 1;
2. your stepson doesn't need to know how to spell; he can use spellcheck. Strike 2; and
3. your stepson doesn't need to know how to write; he has a keyboard. STRIKE 3.
Today? Twenty years later? He can't add, spell or write legibly.
When did SC public schools stop requiring cursive writing? Why didn't parents say "Whoa!" then?
Thank S.C. House Rep. Michael Rivers (D-Beaufort) for H.B. 4709.
That teacher who was interviewed, Pam Light, is totally out-of-touch. I pity her students.
Contact your State Rep. today! Ask him to support HB 4709. And then find out whether he did!
