{"id":5625,"date":"2015-05-06T22:21:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T05:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2015-05-06T22:21:56","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T05:21:56","slug":"roberts-to-become-first-stapleton-school-to-ditch-cursive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5625","title":{"rendered":"Roberts to Become First Stapleton School to Ditch Cursive"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"dropping<\/a>Last week, William (Bill) Roberts Elementary became the first Denver Public School to decide to stop teaching kids cursive. Principal Atkins, along with input from teachers and other administrators, decided they would remove cursive from the curriculum. Atkins said that many factors came into play when it came to the decision. \u201cAs we move to a more electronic world, cursive simply isn\u2019t as applicable,\u201d said Atkins. \u201cKids need to be learning to use the tools they will need to be successful, such as iPads, laptops, Microsoft Office programs, etc. We need to take time to work on that stuff instead of a dead writing style. But, in the end, the biggest reason we decided to stop teaching it is because it\u2019s just stupid.\u201d\n\nSome Roberts parents disagree with the move, even to the point of threatening to leave the school. \u201cCursive connects our kids to our history,\u201d says Roberts parent Amy Gaies. \u201cWill they be able to read important cursive documents such as the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence? I don\u2019t think so.\u201d Other parents agree. \u201cHow will they learn to sign their name on a check, or put their name to any contract for that matter,\u201d asks Tom Mason. \u201cIf this is a final decision, I am definitely pulling my kid from Roberts and taking them somewhere else.\u201d\nAtkins says they are certainly willing to hear feedback from the community. \u201cWe appreciate input from the community in regards to our curriculum,\u201d said Atkins. If we hear some valid arguments that change our opinions between now and the beginning of the \u201915-\u201916 school year, we will absolutely consider them. But, to be completely sincere about it, our minds are pretty made up.\u201d This latest decision will be Roberts most signature move to date. Okay, maybe not signature move.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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