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@proudlyfromNJ   No, it isn't you. They just can't read it.

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@LTT1   That is sad.

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@JYWilliams   Sad!

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@dmeasy   That is great, I hope that more school districts do the same.

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@Shelbelle   Same here, they don't live near me.

[Burnsite]

As a retired teacher, I can say that my grad students cannot read cursive.  I don't care if they can write in it, but  not knowing how to read it means there are many historical documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, students can no longer read except in print.  I remember marveling in 4th or fifth grade at the Signers' beautifully written names:  John Hancock's giant signature, and Ben Franklin's flourish under his name.

There are other ways to write for sure, but cursive allows people interested in history to read the originals.  My sister, a middle school teacher, tried to persuade her school to at least allow her to teach cursive as an after class activity,  No, was the answer she got. Too old fashioned.

She was also distressed that the girls no longer knew how to jump rope or even learn the songs. She did get permission to work on this with all the kids after class, and taught them to jump rope.  It's part of the playground activities now.

[on the bay]

@Burnsite,

That's sad about not knowing how to jump rope.

I never thought about students not being able to read cursive and therefore missing out on historical writings. That is hard to imagine. It's kind of shocking that already there are some who cannot read it.

[DJs mom]

This topic pops up from time to time on these boards and I am always surprised by the misinformation that is posted. As I mentioned many times, I am a paralegal and work in criminal law:

1. Your signature does not have to be in cursive. Your signature is germane to you. If you print it, that is your signature.

2. Legal documents do not have to be signed in cursive to be legal. Your signature can be in print and that is totally legal. Many legal documents are e-signed these days.

[Hoovermom]

Back in my day LOL, I was always asked to write on the board because teachers loved my cursive writing.  DH thinks my writing is a little too "scrolling" for him but he is left-handed but can still write in cursive.

[Karie2022]

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@Sooner wrote:

To me not being able to read or write cursive is simply illiterate.  We are just giving up on educating kids.  We pour more and more money in and the kids learn less and less. 

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I agree. I cant imagine going to sign an important document and i print my name instead.