Dear Editor,

When my kids were little, I would get a kick out of watching them imitate each other. The oldest would start and the youngest, being five years younger, would follow. It was fun watching them help each other.

Doing homework, I would hear the older one try and explain his homework to his brother and how to print the letters he was working on. One by one they worked on the alphabet together. When it came to cursive writing, it proved to be challenging for his younger brother but, together, they worked through it. Because of this “head start ” his younger brother learned ahead of his classmates later on.

Reading, writing, history, home economics, math, woodshop, mechanics and physical education were very important subjects to study and strive for. Where the library had books with required reading and book reports were part of the learning experience. Teachers required respect for the learning process and didn’t require a computer to do the work. It took brain power and hand-written reports were done just like that “Hand-Written”.

 I still have report cards where the teacher hand wrote, in cursive, “Good Job” and “Well Done” on them. Where the pledge of Allegiance, our History and “In God we Trust” was respected. This proved to be an ego booster to these young boys and was celebrated by an ice cream party for the class. I know that teachers today are only following what the state requires and somewhere, in the interest of Education, have changed this tried and true way of learning. Now, teachers have become babysitters and are required to do away with the tried and true way of learning and conform to progress with added workloads that have nothing to do with learning the basics. No longer are these

Methods used and cursive handwriting have become obsolete and are no longer taught in our schools along with our history and how it had shaped America. Are we aware that our sacred documents that our forefathers wrote were in cursive handwriting and not printed? How would this generation know it wasn’t changed in the translation if they don’t read cursive handwriting?

I was shocked to learn that “mock elections” were being taught to third graders but not the history of it and what it truly means to be an American with this right in our country. Now, kids are seeing, by example, how to be “woke” and that our history is no longer acceptable. Where if we erase our history, they can change the world through destruction and foot stomping. They are shown, by example, they can change anything that throwing a tantrum and finger pointing can accomplish.

No, I would not want to be a teacher today. It’s too frustrating knowing what I know about the system. My hat goes off to those who brave the challenges and to that I say, “Thank You,” but fight for our kids and bring back the basics, bring back cursive handwriting. Leading by example, I heard Pelosi say, “I don’t care about statues” and “People do what people do”.

It’s alarming and sends the wrong message about America and our kids will pay one day for this error in judgement. Yes, getting back to basics will be hard because through time, our kids have been slowly disengaged to the history of America in the name of progress and higher education.

Our kids are worth the fight, don’t you think?

Sally Morisset

Golden Valley

Dear Editor,

When my kids were little, I would get a kick out of watching them imitate each other. The oldest would start and the youngest, being five years younger, would follow. It was fun watching them help each other.

Doing homework, I would hear the older one try and explain his homework to his brother and how to print the letters he was working on. One by one they worked on the alphabet together. When it came to cursive writing, it proved to be challenging for his younger brother but, together, they worked through it. Because of this “head start ” his younger brother learned ahead of his classmates later on.

Reading, writing, history, home economics, math, woodshop, mechanics and physical education were very important subjects to study and strive for. Where the library had books with required reading and book reports were part of the learning experience. Teachers required respect for the learning process and didn’t require a computer to do the work. It took brain power and hand-written reports were done just like that “Hand-Written”.

 I still have report cards where the teacher hand wrote, in cursive, “Good Job” and “Well Done” on them. Where the pledge of Allegiance, our History and “In God we Trust” was respected. This proved to be an ego booster to these young boys and was celebrated by an ice cream party for the class. I know that teachers today are only following what the state requires and somewhere, in the interest of Education, have changed this tried and true way of learning. Now, teachers have become babysitters and are required to do away with the tried and true way of learning and conform to progress with added workloads that have nothing to do with learning the basics. No longer are these

Methods used and cursive handwriting have become obsolete and are no longer taught in our schools along with our history and how it had shaped America. Are we aware that our sacred documents that our forefathers wrote were in cursive handwriting and not printed? How would this generation know it wasn’t changed in the translation if they don’t read cursive handwriting?

I was shocked to learn that “mock elections” were being taught to third graders but not the history of it and what it truly means to be an American with this right in our country. Now, kids are seeing, by example, how to be “woke” and that our history is no longer acceptable. Where if we erase our history, they can change the world through destruction and foot stomping. They are shown, by example, they can change anything that throwing a tantrum and finger pointing can accomplish.

No, I would not want to be a teacher today. It’s too frustrating knowing what I know about the system. My hat goes off to those who brave the challenges and to that I say, “Thank You,” but fight for our kids and bring back the basics, bring back cursive handwriting. Leading by example, I heard Pelosi say, “I don’t care about statues” and “People do what people do”.

It’s alarming and sends the wrong message about America and our kids will pay one day for this error in judgement. Yes, getting back to basics will be hard because through time, our kids have been slowly disengaged to the history of America in the name of progress and higher education.

Our kids are worth the fight, don’t you think?

Sally Morisset

Golden Valley