There’s a movement to resurrect cursive handwriting in the nation’s schools. The new national Common Core curriculum doesn’t includes handwriting, but seven states want it back in class. The new standards focus on keyboarding skills, but critics say research shows that handwriting can enhance hand-eye coordination and develop fine motor skills. Source Link
Americans worry about online privacy, but many don’t do much to protect themselves. A new survey found that nine out of ten people are concerned about the safety of their online information, but half admit they use the same two or three passwords or write down passwords to remember them. And one-in-four don’t review their privacy settings on social media sites. Source Link
If you played a musical instrument as a child, that training could pay off later to boost your brain power. A new study connected music lessons in childhood to the way the brain responds to speech later in life. Better sound recognition in those with music training improved their ability to to understand conversation as they aged. Source Link
