Comments on: New hobbies https://zentastic.me/blog/2008/10/07/new-hobbies/ I can scarcely move or draw my breath // Let me, let me freeze again to death Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mimi https://zentastic.me/blog/2008/10/07/new-hobbies/comment-page-1/#comment-2216 Mimi Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:51:14 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=4819#comment-2216 I teach English (as a foreign language) in China, and they looooooove cursive. Apparently, ordinary letters are too boring. Although, that could entirely depend on which they learn first – which is boring and which is “drawing”. Strict geometric shapes are also used for expression. Still, they freak over my cursive r’s.

But, I can see the benefits in learning cursive first, as cursive-literate students can read print words more easily than the reverse, I would suppose.

]]> By: JonnyButts https://zentastic.me/blog/2008/10/07/new-hobbies/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 JonnyButts Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:39:41 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=4819#comment-2212 Our boys (age 6 and 8) really enjoy playing big brain academy. They are also big into the Lego series of games, but I wouldn’t classify those as educational although any game where you can build and break about anything is cool in my books.

]]> By: Shannon https://zentastic.me/blog/2008/10/07/new-hobbies/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Shannon Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:28:39 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=4819#comment-2206 It’s fast becoming a lost skill… I’m glad they teach it *first* in the Montessori system.

]]> By: KJ https://zentastic.me/blog/2008/10/07/new-hobbies/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 KJ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:27:44 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=4819#comment-2205 I have got to say, I love the fact that Ari is writing in cursive.

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