I was like "WHAT IS THIS BUILLSHIT??" and then I googled the cursive without tears thing, and uh... thats how we were taught it back in the early 90's.
My normal writing is the unholy love child of print and cursive.
"Cursive without tears" is a simplified form of cursive. Supposedly it is easier to learn (hence the no tears part) and it ends up being more uniform/legible. But it's really only loopy printing. It's pretty lame, even my friends whose kids were learning it thought it was lame.
Is this what you're talking about?
My friend's son (who is 5) is learning d'nealian instead of cursive.
"Schools", as in ALL SCHOOLS EVERYWHERE? No. "Schools", as in a particular district? I suppose it's possible, but how would a district not teach a basic math skill that is part of (as far as I know) all standardized testing? [/quote] Supposedly because all simple math can be done on a calculator, computer, smart phone, etc. She was referring to one school district. I don't believe it.
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it's in the common core so they should teach it. If not they are not following the standards.