Why TEACHING CURSIVE WRITING is a BAD IDEA

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MAKING NEWS on X THIS WEEK:
California's Governor Newsom just signed a bill requiring cursive writing (handwriting) to be taught to all students in grades 1-6. Here's why I think that is a terrible decision.
Prodigy Education is encouraging teachers to support student out-of-school performances (sports, competitions, recitals). Here's why I think this is a dangerous precedent.
TCEA shows how we can use "I noticed" to build relationships with our students (credit to FreshFromTheFourth 
Chey Cheney argues that we shouldn't discredit or discourage students from copying as a first strategy for finding a solution.
Rolland (@RChids on X) shares suggestions for how we can reset our brains on the weekend before entering a new week.
John Sowash shares some news from Google Slides: presenters can now draw and annotate directly on the Slides during presentations.
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SONG TRACK CREDIT
Chef Brian by Latasha
Dude by Patrick Patrikios
New Year by Bad Snacks
Positive Fuse by French Fuse
Summer in the Neighborhood by Bad Snacks
Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
Sunny Travel by Nico Staf
Coupe by The Grand Affair
Fast and Run by Nico Staf
Go! By Neffex
*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.

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