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Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)

From:kendra <kendra@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 1:23
> kendra scripsit: > > > Though now I am wondering, do people in countries that still drill you
on
> > penmanship and cursive have better writing than we do? I would assume
yes,
> > but you never know. I think my writing's pretty good but almost nobody
can
> > read it. I think the last vestiges of penmanship lie in elementary
teachers
> > like my aunt, who got quite indignant when she saw that my friend Jeff
had
> > written his "J" the wrong way. :) > > *sigh*
Re John Cowan:
> Remember that U.S. education is under *local* control, and *nobody* can > say what the goings-on in "the average school" is, because nobody has > the resources to find out what the statistics are.
I know, I know. I'm just wondering if it helps any. -Kendra http://refrigeratedcake.com "We que sont adieu....uh...la toilette..." - Amy's shining moment in French poetry writing