{"id":48581,"date":"2021-02-28T06:03:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T11:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=48581"},"modified":"2021-02-28T13:27:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T18:27:45","slug":"cursive-writing-and-analog-clocks-train-our-minds-to-be-analytical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/cursive-writing-and-analog-clocks-train-our-minds-to-be-analytical\/","title":{"rendered":"Cursive Writing and Analog Clocks train our minds to be analytical"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_48584\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sundial-by-Sue-Rickhuss-pixabay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48584\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48584\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sundial-by-Sue-Rickhuss-pixabay-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sundial-by-Sue-Rickhuss-pixabay-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sundial-by-Sue-Rickhuss-pixabay.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-48584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>Primitive methods help us understand the future<\/center><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"5shar-0-0\">On the loss of cursive writing and analog clocks, a <strong>Facebook<\/strong> friend remarked &#8220;Life moves forward and it&#8217;s no big deal. We no longer use sun dials.&#8221; It actually is a HUGE deal when we lose analytical skills that are easy to teach. Those skills teach us to extrapolate correct answers to complex questions. They help us understand increments and how one thing ties to another, how things are &#8220;related.&#8221; All our societal woes can be tied to not understanding how everything is related. There are entire generations who were not taught to analyze data so they can&#8217;t spot or decipher clues, they mistake historical references and fight wars over it, not knowing they don&#8217;t understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"5shar-0-0\"><strong>I know how to read a sundial and make one because I camp.<\/strong> Knowing primitive methods help us understand and decipher a myriad of terms, topics and references. I don&#8217;t have conversations in <strong>Latin<\/strong> with anyone but having learned <strong>Latin<\/strong> helped me to know the root of new words so I could comprehend communication. It&#8217;s a big deal when we lose analytical skills that are easy to teach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"5shar-0-0\"><strong> Those skills teach us to extrapolate correct answers to complex questions.<\/strong> I know how to <strong>read a sundial. Knowing primitive methods are helpful in understanding. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"5shar-0-0\"><strong>Cursive writing engages both hemispheres of the brain and aids in reading comprehension<\/strong>, idea generation, spelling, brain development and memory. Knowing how to read cursive gives you the skills to help you unlock a wealth of historical knowledge, connect with past generations and to preserve the history of our nation.\u00a0 Otherwise you&#8217;re always at the mercy of depending on someone else to tell you what&#8217;s true.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-offset-key=\"5shar-0-0\">Here&#8217;s a 2 min vid on how to tell time on an analog clock <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p5gXD70Fubc\"><span class=\"py34i1dx\"><span data-offset-key=\"5shar-1-0\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p5gXD70Fubc<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/cursive-writing-and-analog-clocks-train-our-minds-to-be-analytical\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Cursive Writing and Analog Clocks train our minds to be analytical&url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/cursive-writing-and-analog-clocks-train-our-minds-to-be-analytical\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/cursive-writing-and-analog-clocks-train-our-minds-to-be-analytical\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Google Plus\" class=\"s3-google-plus hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/cursive-writing-and-analog-clocks-train-our-minds-to-be-analytical\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><div class=\"pinit-btn-div\"><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\"  data-pin-color=\"red\" title=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"s3-pinterest hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=Cursive%20Writing%20and%20Analog%20Clocks%20train%20our%20minds%20to%20be%20analytical&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/cursive-writing-and-analog-clocks-train-our-minds-to-be-analytical\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the loss of cursive writing and analog clocks, a Facebook friend remarked &#8220;Life moves forward and it&#8217;s no big deal. We no longer use sun dials.&#8221; It actually is a HUGE deal when we lose analytical skills that are easy to teach. Those skills teach us to extrapolate correct answers to complex questions. 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