tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post7961123907709665917..comments2024-03-28T09:14:59.192-04:00Comments on La Sewista!: Stauffer'sBunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-10568983826672415102010-08-24T11:09:28.371-04:002010-08-24T11:09:28.371-04:00My youngest just started HS, and she actually DID ...My youngest just started HS, and she actually DID learn cursive. Middle dd (sophmore in college) however, (definitely the MOST outspoken one in the family) told her she didn't understand "WHY they would teach cursive anymore, since ALL her HS teachers would require all papers to be typed". <br />Texting? Don't get me started! Suffice to say, in SOME ways, that same dd has improved her spelling, since (if you have SOME idea) it will help you along. She used to ask ALL the time how to spell words, not so much anymore.<br />Would love to see the organdy, BTW.designdreamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-91560123613426566832010-08-24T09:45:01.243-04:002010-08-24T09:45:01.243-04:00I LOVE organdy....have to check this out, cause it...I LOVE organdy....have to check this out, cause it's something we can't get here in the hinterlands!<br /><br />It is funny some of the simple things we take for granted that kids don't know about or can even do!!! But then I think how wonderful these blogs and such are cause they are like diaries/journals that their kids can read. I adore that. Love going through my grandmother's letters and such - makes me feel that I'm actually human!!!ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-46368644177021834262010-08-24T07:32:04.280-04:002010-08-24T07:32:04.280-04:00They can't count out change, either! LOL
I...They can't count out change, either! LOL <br /><br />I'm glad your items were safe inside that flimsy box though. I just mailed a med. size pkg to AZ & it cost over $10!!! Yikes!!Rettabughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974677657528087286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-73217637430901461082010-08-23T20:53:19.252-04:002010-08-23T20:53:19.252-04:00I don't doubt for a minute the wisdom and crea...I don't doubt for a minute the wisdom and creativity of today's college students with all the new technology. I also know that many bloggers visiting here are not strangers to it either. What I bemoan is the passing of a time with a little more finesse as well as respect for the English language. This is all disappearing so recently and so so quickly. I asked my grandson today and he told me all he had to know in cursive in school was how to write his name. He also told me he really enjoyed his classes in cursive but there were very few of them. oh, well.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-76946266906393742602010-08-23T15:20:00.815-04:002010-08-23T15:20:00.815-04:00I too, have wondered about some of these things. W...I too, have wondered about some of these things. When I read about Harvard University giving lessons on the social graces, how to use knife,fork,etc. place settings to me it was almost unbelievable!Also,the importance of thank you cards... I just long for another time. The fine art of letter writing is so much more personal to receive.... I'm just sayin'<br />Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-5872688774128036792010-08-22T22:50:12.356-04:002010-08-22T22:50:12.356-04:00College kids, including mine, are a lot more wise ...College kids, including mine, are a lot more wise and creative and productive with all this wonderful technology than you might imagine! Give them a chance! Darbydloganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599938692196023068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-30262751645913130182010-08-22T10:59:01.684-04:002010-08-22T10:59:01.684-04:00Thanks for sharing the info about your package. Re...Thanks for sharing the info about your package. Really interesting. As a former teacher, I could write a book about the kids not being made to write in cursive. I used to teach it in 3rd grade, but then I moved to 5th grade. Soon the kids were coming to me saying they didn't know cursive. I did what I could, but there was it NO where in the curriculum, and NO time alloted for it. The admin would tell us to "work it in" when we were already cut in our minutes to teach the mandatory. Plus the middle/high school teachers wouldn't make them use it, so why bother. <br />I guess this could be a blog post! LOLShirleyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977213395999971029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-5760816349708952752010-08-22T10:22:30.942-04:002010-08-22T10:22:30.942-04:00I don't think many of our children can even wr...I don't think many of our children can even write a personal letter. They text and tweet everything.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283318998385718706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-40235684340644106042010-08-22T10:08:17.205-04:002010-08-22T10:08:17.205-04:00I'm glad your order arrived safely! And the ...I'm glad your order arrived safely! And the report on CNN does not surprise me at all!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-37498395933302068942010-08-22T10:08:12.514-04:002010-08-22T10:08:12.514-04:00Bunny yes sad that kids don't learn cursive an...Bunny yes sad that kids don't learn cursive anymore, schools have dropped that as a mandatory lesson. Hence one reason I homeschool. Also I'm very lucky to live in driving distance of this wonderful store and many others in Lancaster county!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263447022458108712noreply@blogger.com