Sign of the times as cursive fades from schools
AP reports publishers pull plug on cursive Q and similar letters replacing them with print versions. News notes rising emphasis on legible printing, keyboard use, and handwriting basics linked to cognitive ease in thinking and composition. Teachers seek balance between skills and whole language while districts seek easier methods.
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Washington
Richard Northup
Zaner-Bloserne
Memphis
Tenn
Rose Bauer
Virginia Berninger
University of Washington
Berninger
Diane Baerwald
Washington State
Northshore
Bothell
Forms of Instruction in Handwriting Debates Split Camps
A historical overview outlines handwriting teaching methods including print from Zaner-Bloser, cursive, the D Nealian approach by Thurber which adds slant and curves, and italic script from five centuries ago. Critics argue print requires many strokes while cursive remains ornate, and early parental instruction adds confusion.
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Zaner-Bloser Inc
Columbus
Ohio
Donald Neal Thurber
Scott Foresman
Addison Wesley
Glencoe
Ill
D’nealian
U.S. adopts muted stance on Iraq defying U.N. inspections
Washington shifts to a restrained approach as Iraq halts U.N. inspections for a third time in a year. Clinton avoids threats of immediate force while acknowledging a right to action, aiming to de-escalate and rely on broader U.N. pressure rather than unilateral military moves.
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Washington
Iraq
U.N
Clinton
United States
Peter Rodman
Reagan Administration
Madeleine Albright
America
National War College
Pentagon
Evergilaentan
Eeeen Eee Lewinsky
Saddam Sots
Saddam
U.N. Security Council
U.N. Special Commission
Tariq Aziz
United Nations
Zalmay Khalilzad
Bush Administration
Saudi Arabia
Gulf
Lee Kay
U .N
WWII photographer 84 shows dramatic images at Corcoran
Constance Stuart Larrabee 84 presents Life in Wartime 1936 1945 at the Corcoran Gallery with images from Munich and youth Nazi parades. Her works include scenes from South Africa Italy and the Maryland shore and a Jeep photo beside a German sign. Her show opens with other exhibits in St. Michael's Md and Washington later this summer.
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Washington
Cannes
Larrabee
England
South Africa
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
St. Michael’s
National Museum of African Art
Corcoran
Operis
Munich
Germany
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Johannesburg
Libertas
Constance Stuart
France
Italy
Rome
Constance Stuart Larrabee
Corcoran Gallery
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