This may be old news to you folks with kids, but I just found it somewhat disturbing...
http://meadvilletribune.com/x437162396/Cursive-writing-at-risk-in-U-S-schools
http://meadvilletribune.com/x437162396/Cursive-writing-at-risk-in-U-S-schools
You should be able to write without out cursing........
Me either . A couple of weeks ago my 6 year old asked me if I knew how to write in cursive, so I told him I did but I could only remember half of the alphabet . Guess I need a refresher course too. I do think it should be a requirement though. Isnt that what school is for ? learning stuff.I can't talk without cursing
I agree it is an art form.. In colonial times they had beautiful handwriting..I have found after the military and civilian life cursive is the most useless waste of communication time. I also have found that teaching it is still important because it is a good way of exercising ones brain.
Pete
I agree with you Mike! I was taught block printing and required to use it when I was in vocational HS as drafting was part of the electrical course so it was all caps block printing which made sense for readability.. When in the Navy a hand written letter was always a welcome sight and at times cursive can portray emotion better but regardless I never write as I once did so I would need lots of practice like the nuns who pounded it into me many years ago lol..i write only in cursive, writing "block letter" is tiring to the hand , which is probably why the cursive "font" was invented to start with.
admittedly with the age of computers cursive is falling out of favor as everyone who uses computers and other electronic devices are becoming much more used to "block letters"
personally i think cursive is more personal. i remember getting letters from family while stationed overseas lo those many years ago, you always felt the comfort of a pen stroke, the recognition of a loved one's handwriting. e-mails are so cold in comparison when you are far away
My daughter is learning it in school now. It is like riding a bike for me. I had about 7 or 8 years of it in school, and helping her takes me back. I don't see much use for it, but I've seen many old postcards and letters over the years that were written in cursive that I could read.
I found these papers dated 1922 under our stairway while doing a renovation. They belonged to a 13 y/o girl that lived in our house in 1922 and most likely went to the local school. Her family came from Nova Scotia around 1897. My wife was able to research city census records that listed household members.
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I love receiving a piece of paper with cursive writing on it. If it is a check and the cursive is the signature.
I actually prefer cursive handwriting. I have a habit of mixing cursive and print as I write, kind of a personal "shorthand" (remember that???? ).
I think cursive reveals alot about a person.
they've stopped teaching cursive as well as spelling!
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