Death to dodgeball? Cursive isn't the only thing being phased out in grade school.

Dodgeball is bing phased out of grade school curricula — (Image credit: The Wall Street Journal/YouTube)

"Cursive writing is one of several things being dropped from curriculums of schools around the country," says the narrator of this Wall Street Journal video, but it isn't the only thing adults were taught in grade school that kids today will likely never learn. Some of the dropped subjects, gleaned from a MarketWatch article by Catey Hill, make sense, like the Dewey Decimal System (sorry, librarians). Others, like typing and personal finance, seem a little harder to justify. And dodgeball fans? Well, you can't pelt the system with red rubber balls. Learn some other subjects being phased out, and why, below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.