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It&#39;s not, if only because the disappearance of private pensions and the fiasco of Wall Street&#39;s 401(k) experiment have left the middle class with only two options: (1) Keep Social Security in place, and expand it if possible or (2) Work until you die.";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/9183069091466839489/comments/default/3375890245738655044";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/9183069091466839489/comments/default/3375890245738655044";s:4:"link";s:120:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-myths-of-social-security.html?showComment=1383156004179#c3375890245738655044";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"rmwarnick";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:9;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-6108711427772133480";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-10-09T18:46:58.066-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-10-09T18:46:58.066-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Congratuations for have started.I&#39;m planning t...";s:12:"atom_content";s:119:"Congratuations for have started.I&#39;m planning to do the same odecember when i come home!<br />Thank you for sharing!";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/7435135356153430027/comments/default/6108711427772133480";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/7435135356153430027/comments/default/6108711427772133480";s:4:"link";s:123:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/10/when-family-history-isnt-pretty.html?showComment=1381366018066#c6108711427772133480";s:11:"author_name";s:7:"jullita";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13808874513987346071";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:10;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-9031032432746918819";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-10-08T07:50:07.016-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-10-08T07:50:07.016-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Financial planning is unrealistic given that the T...";s:12:"atom_content";s:134:"Financial planning is unrealistic given that the Tea-GOP might crash the global economy ten days from now.  How can you plan for that?";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/7244805625508060958/comments/default/9031032432746918819";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/7244805625508060958/comments/default/9031032432746918819";s:4:"link";s:129:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/retire-according-to-your-bank-account.html?showComment=1381240207016#c9031032432746918819";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"rmwarnick";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:11;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-381115972762176629";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-30T13:07:31.691-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-30T13:07:31.691-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Wow.  &quot;If you should labor all your days..&qu...";s:12:"atom_content";s:111:"Wow.  &quot;If you should labor all your days..&quot;<br /><br />Quite a noble work of love that man was doing.";s:9:"link_edit";s:93:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/8778145747154442452/comments/default/381115972762176629";s:9:"link_self";s:93:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/8778145747154442452/comments/default/381115972762176629";s:4:"link";s:114:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/wednesday-at-one-oclock.html?showComment=1380568051691#c381115972762176629";s:11:"author_name";s:17:"Michaela Stephens";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:12;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-7430041198282262393";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-18T18:50:10.721-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-18T18:50:10.721-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Scott,

Great post.  Thanks for the kind words abo...";s:12:"atom_content";s:319:"Scott,<br /><br />Great post.  Thanks for the kind words about my FAIR presentation.  I&#39;m glad you found it useful.<br /><br />I thought that overall the FAIR conference this year was absolutely fantastic.  I think FAIR is really making an effort to reach out to those who are seeking answers.<br /><br />Seth Payne";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/5047081930519204776/comments/default/7430041198282262393";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/5047081930519204776/comments/default/7430041198282262393";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/looking-back-on-my-silent-crisis-of.html?showComment=1379551810721#c7430041198282262393";s:11:"author_name";s:10:"Seth Payne";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02703651298854281303";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:13;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-654845856277431492";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-16T15:45:04.205-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-16T15:45:04.205-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"As one who has spent a portion of last week postin...";s:12:"atom_content";s:1090:"As one who has spent a portion of last week posting family narratives on Family Tree, my personal opinion is several-fold:<br />1) It is a good thing that you have worked to write up this biography of your father.  <br />2) It is definitely true that one biography is better than nothing.  <br />3) If there are incidents that contain family contentions, you can at least represent them in a way that will make peace for future generations, not necessarily by taking sides, but by allowing others to understand both sides better.  <br /><br />The nice thing about Family Tree is that it allows you to post stories and then share them through social media.  I created Facebook groups for the purpose of sharing family stories I’d posted, and added members from appropriate sides of the family to each one.   Comments can be added at the bottom of posted stories.  <br /><br />If you feel uncomfortable about posting to Family Tree, at least print the biography out and stick it with your family history documents so that it can be found and posted someday when emotions are less raw.<br />";s:9:"link_edit";s:93:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/2730227080543269177/comments/default/654845856277431492";s:9:"link_self";s:93:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/2730227080543269177/comments/default/654845856277431492";s:4:"link";s:129:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/should-child-be-his-parents-biographer.html?showComment=1379367904205#c654845856277431492";s:11:"author_name";s:17:"Michaela Stephens";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:14;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-1138211276222568533";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-16T14:51:47.834-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-16T14:51:47.834-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Just be careful about what you post regarding livi...";s:12:"atom_content";s:119:"Just be careful about what you post regarding living people.  You may just want to wait a few years before you post it.";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/2730227080543269177/comments/default/1138211276222568533";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/2730227080543269177/comments/default/1138211276222568533";s:4:"link";s:130:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/should-child-be-his-parents-biographer.html?showComment=1379364707834#c1138211276222568533";s:11:"author_name";s:7:"trgrant";s:10:"author_uri";s:33:"http://openid.claimid.com/trgrant";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:15;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-3501947626376485205";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-16T12:17:39.477-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-16T12:17:39.477-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Thanks for the input. I have included a foreword i...";s:12:"atom_content";s:396:"Thanks for the input. I have included a foreword in my work that explains my thoughts and assumptions about the work. So readers should be aware.<br /><br />I am also thinking about publishing some (maybe all) of the work on Family Tree. It then becomes widely available and is more likely to be maintained over time. The only question is whether I need to tweak some of the personal information.";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/2730227080543269177/comments/default/3501947626376485205";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/2730227080543269177/comments/default/3501947626376485205";s:4:"link";s:130:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/should-child-be-his-parents-biographer.html?showComment=1379355459477#c3501947626376485205";s:11:"author_name";s:14:"Scott Hinrichs";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:16;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-2597298756696574543";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-16T11:53:07.621-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-16T11:53:07.621-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"I haven&#39;t written anyone&#39;s biography (even...";s:12:"atom_content";s:708:"I haven&#39;t written anyone&#39;s biography (even my own).  But I have attended a few seminars on the subject.  And the consistent theme has always been: &quot;You write the story as you remember it.&quot;  There will always be naysayers, but if they are your facts, then they are yours to share.<br /><br />Perhaps include a preface where in you express that you have written this biography to the best your your ability and that you recognize some of your bias is bound to be included.  But I say you should feel good about the job you have done, because a few generations from now, your book will become someone&#39;s treasure.  Just as the few that I have found on my family have become treasures to me.";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/2730227080543269177/comments/default/2597298756696574543";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/2730227080543269177/comments/default/2597298756696574543";s:4:"link";s:130:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/should-child-be-his-parents-biographer.html?showComment=1379353987621#c2597298756696574543";s:11:"author_name";s:7:"trgrant";s:10:"author_uri";s:33:"http://openid.claimid.com/trgrant";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:17;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-3735815797697422771";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-14T22:42:20.708-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-14T22:42:20.708-06:00";s:5:"title";s:43:"Have you tried the Stake YM Presidency yet?";s:12:"atom_content";s:43:"Have you tried the Stake YM Presidency yet?";s:9:"link_edit";s:93:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/936420700690068966/comments/default/3735815797697422771";s:9:"link_self";s:93:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/936420700690068966/comments/default/3735815797697422771";s:4:"link";s:113:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2007/10/mediocre-lds-scouting.html?showComment=1379220140708#c3735815797697422771";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Brian Phelps";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09820170500933129564";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:18;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-1407368741147869410";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-12T19:17:28.138-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-12T19:17:28.138-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Don&#39;t give up. I just read the book <a href="h...";s:12:"atom_content";s:1133:"Don&#39;t give up. I just read the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trails-Testimony-Bringing-Through-Scouting/dp/1439228434" rel="nofollow">Trails to Testimony</a> by <a href="http://www.trailstotestimony.com/about/" rel="nofollow">Bradley Harris</a>. I recommend the book to any LDS young men leader. While the whole book is useful for anyone that has any kind of involvement with LDS scouting, it has some portions that are particularly valuable for bishoprics and leaders that set the pace for wards.<br /><br />The trouble with giving up is that you may someday find yourself called to be over the scouting program in a bishopric. You may think that if you are ever in that position you will be able to champion the cause and make the program work like it should. But if you give up now you might not have the reservoir to draw from to make that happen.<br /><br />Ask yourself whether your call came only from the bishopric or from the Lord by way of the bishopric. If it&#39;s the latter, counsel with the Lord about how you can best magnify your calling. But don&#39;t give up. He won&#39;t give up on you or your calling.";s:9:"link_edit";s:93:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/936420700690068966/comments/default/1407368741147869410";s:9:"link_self";s:93:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/936420700690068966/comments/default/1407368741147869410";s:4:"link";s:113:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2007/10/mediocre-lds-scouting.html?showComment=1379035048138#c1407368741147869410";s:11:"author_name";s:14:"Scott Hinrichs";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:19;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-5400979072990266723";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-10T12:01:29.838-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-10T12:01:29.838-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Apathy and ignorance are hard to fight against. I ...";s:12:"atom_content";s:1780:"Apathy and ignorance are hard to fight against. I was the scoutmaster in my previous ward and after moving, I&#39;ve been called both to the scout committee over advancement and as the 11-year old scout leader.  Our committee chairman is new to scouting and doens&#39;t want to take the time to get the training he needs.  Our other scout leaders aren&#39;t interested in doing the programs and prefer to just &quot;plan by committee&quot; with the boys.  Most of the other leaders look to find any excuse they can to cancel scouts each week.  Activity on Saturday?  That means no scouts on Wednesday.  Church fireside on a Tuesday?   No scouts on Wednesday.  Ward activity this month?  No campout this month.  <br /><br />The COR in the bishopric doesn&#39;t want to tell anyone they *have* to do anything.  The whole program is &#39;optional&#39;.  Uniforms are optional.  Training is just something that &#39;would be good&#39;, but it&#39;s not required.  <br /><br />Why is it in the church, where developing young men into well rounded adults and preparing them to serve missions and married in the temple is so stressed, that one of the most effective programs to help it in that goal is so underutilized?  Why aren&#39;t more stake presidents and bishops pushing for scouting to be run effectively?  How would they be reacting if eleder&#39;s quorum presidents told their quorums that general conference and stake conference are just optional.  How would they react if auxiliary presidents skipped important meetings, like Ward Council, just because they already had a church activity that week?  <br /><br />I really don&#39;t know how much more I can do before I just tell them to release me from my calling and don&#39;t bother asking me to help with scouting any more.";s:9:"link_edit";s:93:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/936420700690068966/comments/default/5400979072990266723";s:9:"link_self";s:93:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/936420700690068966/comments/default/5400979072990266723";s:4:"link";s:113:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2007/10/mediocre-lds-scouting.html?showComment=1378836089838#c5400979072990266723";s:11:"author_name";s:4:"Jake";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18318238404316061310";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:20;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-5854577945213632870";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-08T12:35:16.494-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-08T12:35:16.494-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Thanks for sharing your experiences with this fund...";s:12:"atom_content";s:603:"Thanks for sharing your experiences with this fund raising project.  Our troop is looking at doing the same thing.  Generally the feedback I&#39;ve heard from other troops and found on the Internet is pretty positive. I think managing 10+ holidays a year is probably having a pretty negative impact on your experience. I&#39;ve heard some troops use a cover to protect the flags when storing and <br /><br />I&#39;m curious if anyone else has developed a system to better protect the flags and extend their life? I was thinking a wider PVC tube with a cap might work but it might also be a bit unwieldy.";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/3425149437552156185/comments/default/5854577945213632870";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/3425149437552156185/comments/default/5854577945213632870";s:4:"link";s:126:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2010/02/our-scout-flag-fundraising-project.html?showComment=1378665316494#c5854577945213632870";s:11:"author_name";s:17:"The Campbell Clan";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/13226603869235207577";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:21;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-4554095827399386108";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-05T21:10:23.156-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-05T21:10:23.156-06:00";s:5:"title";s:52:"Honestly, I&#39;m not for it.

In my younger year...";s:12:"atom_content";s:1235:"Honestly, I&#39;m not for it. <br /><br />In my younger years, I was always supportive of military action. Death and glory and whatnot being my main reasons. Those, however, are the reasons of the naive or stupid.<br /><br />As years temper my view of the world, I increasingly see less need for war in the traditional sense. Wars arose in our early days as a species because you sometimes wouldn&#39;t survive without your enemy&#39;s food and resources. In our time of plenty, we don&#39;t need to conquer and loot to survive. This is not a threat to us as the Axis warmachine which displayed that it was perfectly willing to enact violence upon us. This is just another violent act in the middle east. If the United states reacted to every violent act like this in the entire rest of the world, we would be forever embroiled in warfare, our young and valiant souls dying in every corner of the world for inglorious and sometimes despicable reasons. <br /><br />It seems to be that this is but another maneuver by the political class to secure some perceived measure of power or security for them. If it were the lawmakers leading the charge into battle, I doubt we&#39;d have quite as much of these useless conflicts as we have now.";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/5925562915652691313/comments/default/4554095827399386108";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/5925562915652691313/comments/default/4554095827399386108";s:4:"link";s:118:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/to-war-again-what-think-ye.html?showComment=1378437023156#c4554095827399386108";s:11:"author_name";s:4:"Robb";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00867666257221504694";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:22;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-2830990481254049252";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-05T12:44:52.098-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-05T12:44:52.098-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"I would say that the answer is a definite NO but p...";s:12:"atom_content";s:208:"I would say that the answer is a definite NO but prophetically it WILL happen.<br /><br />Isaiah 17 shows a VERY detailed happening on what will happen to Ephraim when Damascus is turned into a heap of ruins.";s:9:"link_edit";s:94:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/5925562915652691313/comments/default/2830990481254049252";s:9:"link_self";s:94:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/5925562915652691313/comments/default/2830990481254049252";s:4:"link";s:118:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/09/to-war-again-what-think-ye.html?showComment=1378406692098#c2830990481254049252";s:11:"author_name";s:12:"Bryan Dorman";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12260239058235089111";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:23;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:58:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-788385851875301788";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-09-04T08:49:29.301-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-09-04T08:49:29.301-06:00";s:5:"title";s:53:"Excellent post on so many fronts, Scott. Really go...";s:12:"atom_content";s:240:"Excellent post on so many fronts, Scott. Really good. In recent years, I&#39;ve tried to let my religious beliefs shape my political views. It&#39;s been interesting because, as you say, no one party or platform any longer encompasses that.";s:9:"link_edit";s:93:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/6666270769336096805/comments/default/788385851875301788";s:9:"link_self";s:93:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/6666270769336096805/comments/default/788385851875301788";s:4:"link";s:128:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/08/politics-may-be-religion-but-religion.html?showComment=1378306169301#c788385851875301788";s:11:"author_name";s:6:"Braden";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/08543019025938404436";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}i:24;a:11:{s:2:"id";s:59:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-6184041017042746890";s:9:"published";s:29:"2013-08-24T18:23:20.185-06:00";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2013-08-24T18:23:20.185-06:00";s:5:"title";s:55:"Handwriting matters — but does cursive matter? The...";s:12:"atom_content";s:4266:"Handwriting matters — but does cursive matter? The fastest, clearest handwriters join only some letters: making the easiest joins, skipping others, using print-like forms of letters whose cursive and printed forms disagree. (Sources below.)<br /><br />Reading cursive matters, but even children can be taught to read writing that they are not taught to produce. Reading cursive can be taught in just 30 to 60 minutes — even to five- or six-year-olds, once they read ordinary print. Why not teach children to read cursive, along with teaching other vital skills, including a handwriting style typical of effective handwriters?<br /><br />Adults increasingly abandon cursive. In 2012, handwriting teachers were surveyed at a conference hosted by Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of cursive textbooks. Only 37 percent wrote in cursive; another 8 percent printed. The majority, 55 percent, wrote a hybrid: some elements resembling print-writing, others resembling cursive. When most handwriting teachers shun cursive, why mandate it?<br /><br />Cursive&#39;s cheerleaders sometimes allege that cursive makes you smarter, makes you graceful, adds brain cells, or confers other blessings no more prevalent among cursive users than elsewhere. Some claim research support, citing studies that consistently prove to have been misquoted or otherwise misrepresented by the claimant.<br /><br />So far — in this article, this thread, and elsewhere — whenever a supporter of cursive has claimed the support of research, one or more of the following things has become evident when others examine the claimed support:<br /><br />/1/ either the claim (of research support for cursive) provides no traceable source,<br /><br />or<br /><br />/2/ if a source is cited, it is misquoted or is incorrectly described (e.g., an Indiana University research study comparing print-writing with keyboarding is usually misrepresented by cursive&#39;s defenders as a study &quot;comparing print-writing with cursive&quot;),<br /><br />or <br /><br />/3/ the claimant _correctly_ quotes/cites a source which itself indulges in either /1/ or /2/. <br /><br />What about signatures? In state and federal law, cursive signatures have no special legal validity over any other kind. (Hard to believe? Ask any attorney!)<br /><br />All writing, not just cursive, is individual — just as all writing involves fine motor skills. That is why, six months into the school year, any first-grade teacher can immediately identify (from print-writing on unsigned work) which student produced it.<br /><br />Mandating cursive to preserve handwriting resembles mandating stovepipe hats and crinolines to preserve the art of tailoring.<br /><br /><br />SOURCES:<br /><br />Handwriting research on speed and legibility:<br /><br />/1/ Steve Graham, Virginia Berninger, and Naomi Weintraub. “The Relation between Handwriting Style and Speed and Legibility.” JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, Vol. 91, No. 5 (May - June, 1998), pp. 290-296: on-line at http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/27542168.pdf<br /><br />/2/ Steve Graham, Virginia Berninger, Naomi Weintraub, and William Schafer. “Development of Handwriting Speed and Legibility in Grades 1-9.”<br />JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, Vol. 92, No. 1 (September - October, 1998), pp. 42-52: on-line at http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/27542188.pdf<br /><br /><br />Zaner-Bloser handwriting survey: Results on-line at http://www.hw21summit.com/media/zb/hw21/files/H2937N_post_event_stats.pdf<br />Background on our handwriting, past and present:<br />3 videos, by a colleague, show why cursive is NOT a sacrament:<br /><br /><br />A BRIEF HISTORY OF CURSIVE —<br />http://youtu.be/3kmJc3BCu5g<br /><br />TIPS TO FIX HANDWRITING —<br />http://youtu.be/s_F7FqCe6To<br /><br />HANDWRITING AND MOTOR MEMORY<br />(shows how to develop fine motor skills WITHOUT cursive) —<br />http://youtu.be/Od7PGzEHbu0<br /><br /><br />[AUTHOR BIO: Kate Gladstone is the founder of Handwriting Repair/Handwriting That Works and the director of the World Handwriting Contest]<br /><br />Yours for better letters,<br /><br />Kate Gladstone<br />Handwriting Repair/Handwriting That Works<br />and the World Handwriting Contest<br />http://www.HandwritingThatWorks.com";s:9:"link_edit";s:93:"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10424035/469462441960663304/comments/default/6184041017042746890";s:9:"link_self";s:93:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/469462441960663304/comments/default/6184041017042746890";s:4:"link";s:106:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2013/04/cursive-anyone.html?showComment=1377390200185#c6184041017042746890";s:11:"author_name";s:13:"KateGladstone";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07062492442607584456";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";}}s:7:"channel";a:13:{s:2:"id";s:43:"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.comments";s:7:"updated";s:29:"2014-01-13T06:25:36.820-07:00";s:5:"title";s:12:"Reach Upward";s:42:"link_http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed";s:51:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/full";s:9:"link_self";s:51:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/full";s:4:"link";s:32:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/";s:8:"link_hub";s:32:"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/";s:9:"link_next";s:81:"http://reachupward.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/full?start-index=26&max-results=25";s:11:"author_name";s:14:"Scott Hinrichs";s:10:"author_uri";s:51:"http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148";s:12:"author_email";s:19:"noreply@blogger.com";s:9:"generator";s:7:"Blogger";s:10:"opensearch";a:3:{s:12:"totalresults";s:4:"2648";s:10:"startindex";s:1:"1";s:12:"itemsperpage";s:2:"25";}}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:0:{}s:9:"feed_type";s:4:"Atom";s:12:"feed_version";N;s:8:"encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;s:13:"last_modified";s:31:"Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:25:36 GMT
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