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Does Handwriting and Penmanship Matter in Business?

I’ve been told that it is possible in this day and age to get through weeks of work without ever actually putting pen to paper and having to hand write anything. I certainly haven’t found that to be the case, but I’m willing to discuss and debate whether or not handwriting and penmanship actually matter at all any more in the business world… I do a lot of work by hand still—writing notes, writing out ideas and first drafts, making lists. But I do see that people who do other types of work can get by using only a computer … Continue reading →

Handwriting Without Tears

My school has recently adopted a handwriting program, Handwriting Without Tears. This program focuses strictly on penmanship. The goal of Handwriting Without Tears is to provide all students the ability to write clearly and correctly. The program uses a variety of sensory techniques. It is designed to meet the needs of all types of learners. Teachers and parents are given ideas and activities to improve a child’s posture, handgrip, self-confidence, body awareness, and more. The program has its own workbook, paper, pencil, and supplement materials. The instruction is easy to follow and requires little preparation. The program uses three levels … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

No Handwriting on the Walls?

Whatever happened to penmanship? Gone are the days of children learning penmanship in the classroom. Gone are the days of writing pages upon pages from the class history book to (a) learn history, and (b) improve penmanship. Frankly, it just takes too much time away from test prep. As long as the teacher can make out what the child has written it is OK. But how will the teacher be able to read it if penmanship is not practiced? With the dawn of computers in the classroom, and soon, one assigned to every student, the need for proper penmanship becomes … Continue reading →

Writing or Creating Stories?

There’s a lost art in the age of the computer, and it’s called penmanship. Given that I am currently sitting at a computer and writing this, I realize that I’ve lost it almost completely. I’ve always been terrible at writing things out by hand. I find my printing and handwriting slow, tedious, and entirely un-beautiful. I am sad that I do not have my grandmother’s or grandfather’s penmanship, but I don’t really have the inclination to pursue it as an art in itself. In those days so long, long ago – say, a few decades ago – before the age … Continue reading →

Keeping in Touch with Technology

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In a recent conversation with my Uncle via e-mail, who lives more than 1000 miles away from me, I brought up an incident involving video chat over the internet. My wife and I had recently chatted with our 9 month old nephew, Oliver, via video chat. He smiled, laughed, crawled (his new trick), and even managed to spit out a garbled “Mommmm” right before our very eyes… or, well, computer screens. My Uncle suggested “Maybe you could build a blog post around keeping in touch with the new media and grandparents who are old media.” And so it began. This … Continue reading →

Quickly Becoming Obsolete – Part 3

I am still talking about things that were once popular, but are now vanishing: Handwritten Letters Oh, I hate this. What is more romantic than a handwritten love letter? I mean, an email just doesn’t do it, does it? Yet it is estimated that in 2006, 183 billion emails were sent – each day! Add in all the cell phones and all the text messaging and who has time to actually sit down and write a letter? Wild Horses In the early 1900s, there were approximately two million wild horses roaming the U.S. Now, the National Geographic News estimates that … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Week in Review April 28, 2007- May 4, 2007

This past week at the families.com homeschooling blog, we provided more homeschooling resources and discussed important topics like grade levels. We also discussed a very timely topic; ending the school year. Here is the week in review for April 28- May 4. 28 Apr 2007 Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Right Start-Runkle) by Andrea Hermitt This blog gives a list of homeschooling resources such as Right start Mathematics by Activities for Learning, Inc., which teaches math basics using tool called the Al Abacus. 29 Apr 2007 Homeschooling Week in Review April 21- April 27, 2008 by Andrea Hermitt This post discusses the … Continue reading →

Can Your Child Use a Word Processor?

If your child is in third grade or older, knows letters and words, and has reasonable functioning of the hands and fingers, he or she can benefit from learning to use a word processor. Children with all kinds of learning disabilities and especially those with ADHD or dysgraphia should have a word processor available for them to use at home, if at all possible. I remember when my oldest son was in his first years of elementary school. Every time I went to parent-teacher conferences I was told, “He does good work and scores very high on tests, but his … Continue reading →

The Sunday Evening Review–December 17

We have been busy here in the homeschooling blog, and despite the upcoming holidays, we have been writing up a storm. Here’s this week’s Sunday Evening Review–in case you’ve missed something. Last week Andrea started what I hope will be a regular feature: the vocabulary word of the day. This week she shares four new words with us: syncretism, autodidact, extreme and mediocrity. Not sure how to use one of those in a sentence? Then you must check out the blog!! In Homeschoolers Control Their Children’s Environment, Andrea shares with us some things that we as parents can “control” such … Continue reading →