Actress Janet Blair, 85, died last Monday from complications of pneumonia.
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It takes perseverence for a disabled student to succeed in mainstream classes.
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One of the biggest scandals in education today is the decline of handwriting instruction, particularly that of cursive.
Never mind evidence that it helps students' motor skills and even math skills. Computers are supposed to be the be-all, end all. Well, they aren't.
I get kids who not only don't know how to write cursive, they can't even read it.
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