"For struggling writers, cursive allows them to be more fluent and thus lets their ideas flow on the page more readily ... some students have more ideas in their heads than they can (print) on paper, " says McGrann.

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Much as a top quality CEO can profoundly change the fortunes of a struggling company, thus making their arrival hard to put a price on, so can athletes, and for that matter, coaches.

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