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The three Rs not needed now?

Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, a group of abilities traditionally taught in our schools may become little more than a note in a history book.

Oh, that's right, if nobody can read or write then books are no longer a thing, right?

For generations, the abilty to read, write and perform basic arithmetic have been deemed "essential" and have been a cornerstone of the education system.

Those of a certain age will doubtless remember the "round-round-rould" exercises designed to teach the physical dexterity required to handle a pen and produce "joined-up" writing. Creating nice, even loops with a right-leaning slope was the ultimate goal so we were made to spend hours practicing, over and over again.

Today of course, cursive writing is probably a foreign concept to most school pupils. If they have to resort to "manual" techniques they'll simply use printing.

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