tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post6442845939237079748..comments2024-03-19T02:33:43.280-04:00Comments on Girl Who Reads: Welcome Author Aine GreaneyGirl Who Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12567066995224650190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-75558518128670615712011-05-25T21:28:04.466-04:002011-05-25T21:28:04.466-04:00Thanks to all of you who have read and commented. ...Thanks to all of you who have read and commented. Yes, I think there's something distinctly personal about hand-writing. I *loved* that movie a few years ago--I'm blanking on that the title? The one about that brilliant teacher who handed out composition notebooks?Aine Greaneyhttp://www.ainegreaney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-47970645190854842322011-05-25T14:27:05.801-04:002011-05-25T14:27:05.801-04:00I am thinking about canceling cable television thi...I am thinking about canceling cable television this summer so that my kids don't sit around like zombies. Perhaps I will give them composition notebooks, pens and/or mechanical pencils and a topic assignment. We are all readers in my household, but I think we could take our personal creativity up several notches if we become consistent writers as well. Thanks for the article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-14203527559033333662011-05-25T14:19:59.823-04:002011-05-25T14:19:59.823-04:00My cursive is woefully bad, but I agree it's s...My cursive is woefully bad, but I agree it's still important to teach! I love writing stuff by hand, as well as typing it out. Both are important skills to have.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214724225155037304.post-41538666083466122552011-05-25T11:28:59.687-04:002011-05-25T11:28:59.687-04:00It makes me sad to know that they think that cursi...It makes me sad to know that they think that cursive is outdated. I believe that it is an important skill even if we don't use it as much as we used to. I can tell you that if the schools don't teach my son, I will!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337919035210017251noreply@blogger.com