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[Lila Belle]

I'd rather see the time spent on reading, science and math skills instead of handwriting.

If cursive is that important to some parents then as your child's first teacher why not teach them yourself?

[Starpolisher]

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@bonnielu wrote:

Learning cursive or not.... when I sign a document it asks for me to print my name on one line and then use my SIGNATURE on the other.  Could it be that they are expecting a cursive signature. I think so.

Times change.. when I went to school long ago I had to take Latin and we studied Shakespeare or else....  

When I started teaching school the writing both handwriting and thought process was a work of art.  I saved some of it.  When I retired I could hardly read what was written and even follow what was said.  MIght just be that things don't really progress as we think they do.

I think so too! 

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[SaRina]

You can spin the importance of cursive writing any way you wish.....as can be done with just about anything.  There are many other activities that can hone fine motor skills....   Unfortunately, students today are sorely lacking in math and English skills, and I'd rather see every extra moment of classroom time being spent on the core subjects.  If time is allotted for art, that's when students can learn cursive, even calligraphy.   Priorities.

[Starpolisher]

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@SaRina wrote:

You can spin the importance of cursive writing any way you wish.....as can be done with just about anything.  There are many other activities that can hone fine motor skills....   Unfortunately, students today are sorely lacking in math and English skills, and I'd rather see every extra moment of classroom time being spent on the core subjects.  If time is allotted for art, that's when students can learn cursive, even calligraphy.   Priorities.

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Some think that both math and English skills are no longer that important due to technology.

We have machines that can do math for us and with English, whether it be receptive or productive, it tends to get "dumbed down" and is more accepted that way due to social media.

[Mellie32]

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@Shorty2U wrote:

Ive posted about cursive before. I think its ridiculous they dont teach it. I dont care if they use computers now and have no books, papers, or pencils. One must still sign important documents.

Please read on;

My youngest granddaughter (12) never had cursive. I taught her how to write her name last Summer. Otherwise she knows no cursive writing!

My middle granddaughter (16) only had cursive a few weeks in grade school. She was signing her name by printing and connecting the printing letters together. So I showed her how to do it too!

My oldest granddaughter (18, just graduated) had cursive and has beautful handwriting and uses cursive all the time to write because she loves to write and excels in art. Also she wrote all of her studies for tests on index cards all through out school to study (because she wanted to!). Graduated with high honors and has a photographic memory from writing to study!

Do I think cursive is important? YES. Why? Because as of now we must sign our license, and all important papers!.Plus it helps to write things down to study to memorize!

So until things change and we use our finger prints to sign things or some other way we need cursive writing to sign important documents!

Keep in mind, my 16 yr old granddaughter is about to drive? How can 16 yr olds sign their license if they dont know cursive?!

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Easy -- she just signs her name however she signs it.  Where did this idea come from that signatures MUST be in cursive?  It's just not true.

[Mellie32]

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@Starpolisher wrote:

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@SaRina wrote:

You can spin the importance of cursive writing any way you wish.....as can be done with just about anything.  There are many other activities that can hone fine motor skills....   Unfortunately, students today are sorely lacking in math and English skills, and I'd rather see every extra moment of classroom time being spent on the core subjects.  If time is allotted for art, that's when students can learn cursive, even calligraphy.   Priorities.

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Some think that both math and English skills are no longer that important due to technology.

We have machines that can do math for us and with English, whether it be receptive or productive, it tends to get "dumbed down" and is more accepted that way due to social media.

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Who?

[Allegheny]

I speak only for myself, but I am appreciate that I am able to read and write cursive.  

[PenneyT]

I wonder sometimes if some of the people who are very pro-cursive writing are also people who refuse to learn more modern ways of communicating, such as texting, etc. 

I'm just curious. 

[jaxs mom]

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@Lila Belle wrote:

I'd rather see the time spent on reading, science and math skills instead of handwriting.

If cursive is that important to some parents then as your child's first teacher why not teach them yourself?

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Because they want the schools to do it all for them. 

[jaxs mom]

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@PenneyT wrote:

I wonder sometimes if some of the people who are very pro-cursive writing are also people who refuse to learn more modern ways of communicating, such as texting, etc. 

I'm just curious. 

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I wonder how many of them cook completely from scratch and don't buy prepared food items, because you know they are losing the skills their grandparents had in doing so.