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You often have the sense--when you see stars for subpar work--that schools are grading for effort now, not achievement. That's going to be an problem when students have to take the SAT or ACT. And so many schools have stopped teaching cursive, I'm glad to hear that some Oklahoma schools may be reviving it.

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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