The snake eagle family of birds are ophiophagous, and the secretary bird is one of the most well-known snake-eating birds. Many larger wading birds, such as herons and egrets, will also eat any snakes they can catch. Raptors, including hawks and owls, will also catch and eat snakes. of 12.
Elaine Reid teaches cursive writing to her class at Cleveland PreK-6 School in Dayton, Ohio. COLUMBUS, Ohio â The swirling lines from Linden Batemanâs pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms. Cursive. Penmanship. Handwriting.
As schools swap out old state standards for new Common Core academics, educators are warning about an overlooked casualty of progress â cursive handwriting. They say that, because Common Core standards don't call for cursive instruction, public schools are more likely to drop or, at least, de-emphasize it. Their fears are not unfounded. -- At least 41 states do not require public schools to teach cursive reading or writing.