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[Desert Lily]

@Tinkrbl44  Since cursive is no longer being used for important documents, no one is at any disadvantage ... only those who are unable to change & keep up.

Practice pages of cursive writing is futile & a waste of teaching time.

Cursive might be a trip down memory lane for some older adults.

There is zero effect on education if computers & block printing are used in place of cursive writing. In fact it's better that time is not wasted on cursive since it's obsolete. Students can use that time to learn skills that are valuable & necessary for them to learn instead.

[Laura14]

I journal in cursive all the time. I don't print anything I can think of unless I am setting something up like a recipe and, even then, it's usually cursive since I am the only one who reads it. 

My sister is a teacher and they are bringing back cursive writing into the schools in our area this year. 

[Tadaki]

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@Iwantcoffee wrote:
I use pen, paper, and cursive for daily journaling.

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@Iwantcoffee We had someone at work doing some well-being workshops and she recommended journaling. She said writing it out is better than typing because it makes a connection with the brain.

I also write thank you notes, congratulations, condolences. 

[MJDinVegas]

Hi, @monicakm !  Not long ago I took a birthday card to our Post Office to mail for our son in California.  I'm told I have nice penmanship and wrote the name and address out in cursive on the envelop. When I handed it to the clerk, she asked me about the address and admitted she could not read cursive.  WHAT?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

With the dependence on technology, I wonder what will happen when the grid goes down.  Because, inevitably , with all things computer-related, the grid will fail.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@MJDinVegas wrote:

Hi, @monicakm !  Not long ago I took a birthday card to our Post Office to mail for our son in California.  I'm told I have nice penmanship and wrote the name and address out in cursive on the envelop. When I handed it to the clerk, she asked me about the address and admitted she could not read cursive.  WHAT?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

With the dependence on technology, I wonder what will happen when the grid goes down.  Because, inevitably , with all things computer-related, the grid will fail.

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@MJDinVegas 

Wait .... WHAT???  

Just HOW does a person become a USPS employee .... a FEDERAL employee .... and somehow manage to sneak past any moment where there was cursive writing involved?  

How does this happen?

I guess it's safe to assume she never read the original Declaration of Independence.   It's all in cursive writing.    

[Venezia]

I'm sure this will be debated forever and a day.  But just because some still enjoy the skill of reading and writing in cursive doesn't mean they are unable to change and keep up.  It also doesn't mean it's old fogies, enjoying a trip down memory lane!

It simply means they have another skill to their arsenal.  And, as yet, despite what some say, cursive is not extinct.

Most of my career was in I.T., so writing (and being able to read) cursive, doesn't mean I can't keep up with modern technology, too.  People shouldn't be put into such narrow, little pigeonholes.

I will continue to write out birthday cards, Christmas cards, etc. in cursive until I can no longer hold a pen.

[Biftu]

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@DSD2 wrote:

Yes! I use cursive when I write notes, especially thank you notes. I think it makes it the gesture more personal and conveys emotion that typewritten notes can't.

I spent many hours honing my skills in grammar school under the strict scrutiny of my teachers, all of whom were nuns. 

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@DSD2  Oh yes, the nuns were real sticklers about penmanship and I'm glad they were although I probably wasn't at the time.  I'm still complimented on my penmanship.

[Biftu]

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@Cakers3 wrote:
I still write in cursive and I still use a fountain pen sometimes.

"Brag alert 📢" I still have all my penmanship awards from grade school.
The old Palmer Method for handwriting.😀😛

I still journal by hand. I only use my laptop for emails.

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@Cakers3  I forgot all about Palmer Method.  That's what I learned. Keep those awards!

[faeriemoon]

I write in cursive all the time. I enjoy it. 

Pretty soon it will be a "secret code. ". 😆 

[Biftu]

Oh I'm really old!  I write reminders on my kitchen calendar, notes to myself, pay my bills with checks, cards, invitations, and notes to friends, all in cursive.  We started with cursive and was never taught how to print, I can but hardly ever do.

 I even use shorthand to write something to myself when I don't want anyone to see what's on my calendar! That came in real handy when I was working.