You believed what!?!? for way to long...

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hndog609 said:
Used to think the tongue had different "areas" of taste for bitter, salty, sweet, etc. In fact I think that was even taught in schools for awhile.
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I will confess that I was taught that in school and still believed it until I did some web research upon seeing your post. I learned something today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/health/11real.html?_r=2&


First the metric revolution they promised me failed to happen and now this?!?! What else did they lie about?
 
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Freak said:
I don't think they're even teaching cursive in schools anymore.
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They have just stated teaching it again this year or at least they have in my little East TN county.. It is sad they stopped teaching it to begin with.
 
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hndog609 said:
Now yes, at the time not so much. In fact I think it was just about average for a Frenchman of that time.
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This is correct. He appeared short because he was around the French imperial guard all the time and one of their requirements was to be at least six feet tall
 
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Gramps said:
They have just stated teaching it again this year or at least they have in my little East TN county.. It is sad they stopped teaching it to begin with.
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I disagree Gramps... what purpose does cursive serve today with computers and tablets?
 
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For the longest time, I believe if someone pee'd in a pool, there was chemicals that would make it blue for everyone to see.
 
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Back to the whole black and white tv. Also this story isn't about me...

A guy I used to work with grew up close to Wrigley Field and a big Cubs fan. I once asked him, "what was it like growing up so close to that field and was there anything special you saw take place/happen?" He told me, he used to watch games on b&w tv. Upon going to his first game and seeing the green grass, green walls of vine, blue and white sky, and spectacular color surrounding him he was shocked and stunned it wasn't black or white. He said it was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen. He's still a huge Cubs fan.

I feel sorry for him.
 
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IBlvNTmWrk said:
I disagree Gramps... what purpose does cursive serve today with computers and tablets?
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This is how I discovered it was not being taught in our schools. I have a grandson in the 5th grade, honor roll student,. He was asking for a candy bar one day , some kind I had never heard of. He went to candy rack and came back with one one these.

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I told him what it was and laughed because it was a simple little word.. It hurt his feelings and said he could not read cursive. The school had not taught him to write. I really felt sorry for him. He is now being taught cursive at home. The school has started teaching it again this year in the third grade.

There are many reasons that children should be taught cursive. In addition to being able to read the name of a candy bar we have some very important historical documents that were written in cursive. A child should be taught how to actually read them, if they choose to. I think things like that are important
 
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