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A remarkable matchup up against the clock this morning on msnbc. 20-time "jeopardy" champion took on challengers. it was not even close. the final scores. jonathan, with a minus 100 points. evan beat them all with a whopping 2,900 points. he won a gift certificate to a nearby food court. julie still has her winnings from "jeopardy." is cursive writing dead? a battleground in america's schools. cursive writing. common core standards call for cursive writing in kindergarten and first grade and then educators shift their focus to keyboards. some experts say it is costing our children's developm...

Our guest's piece recently appeared in "the new york times." i guess we'll ask the question, is cursive writing dead? >> well, cursive writing is dying in the curriculums. what we know from new studies in neuro science and psychologist is that when children learn to write by hand, whether it's printing in the earliest stages or cursive later on, they are learning skills that go far beyond what they can learn when they're just typing on a keyboard. >> except, you know, we live in a society dominated by technology. when you're writing your pieces, i'll bet you're doing it on a keyboard, right? >...

I appreciate the technology, but i try to use it in the right way. you don't see me abusing twitter or these things or crazy stuff, crazy pictures. >> as much as we all hope you would. >> despite the demands. >> you see a number of people, particularly millennials, sit down and write a letter? that whole art, we're gathered arth with people together, when they can gather in chat rooms. >> have you ever tried to write a check and you forgot to write letters. the art of cursive writing has disappeared. >> and spelling. spell check is everything. grammar check, you really don't have to be too sma...

Text, get back. i appreciate the technology, but i try to use it in the right way. you don't see me abusing twitter or these things or crazy stuff, crazy pictures. >> as much as we all hope you would. >> despite the demands. >> you see a number of people, particularly millennials, sit down and write a letter? that whole art, we're gathered arth with people together, when they can gather in chat rooms. >> have you ever tried to write a check and you forgot to write letters. the art of cursive writing has disappeared. >> and spelling. spell check is everything. grammar check, you really don't ha...

People don't read anymore. it doesn't mean you shouldn't learn to read. write cursiv expe look at the steve jobs commencement speech how he took caligraphy and it changed everybody's lives because he, woulded them into the mac operating system. >> that's fantastic. he does have strong feelings. andy, your parents were teachers and you suck. i guess this means cursive writing is pointless. >> no, i will tell you why all-american school children should learn it. can we put up the image? you know what this is, greg? the constitution of the united states of america. the greatest document ever writ...