Cursive writing not taught anymore - Page 4

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@Shelbelle wrote:
It is pitiful that my gr kids wont know how to sign their name, very very sad.

@Shelbelle Can you teach them?

BirkiLady · ‎02-22-2015

My 18-year old grandson, a left-hand guy, learned cursive in school. He does sign his name for legal documents, an occasional check, some school forms, etc. However he prefers to print in a bold, upright, slightly artistic manner which reflects his personality.

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ROMARY · ‎04-28-2010

Yes! I meant that it takes way more time for me/myself to print notes and letters to the youngsters.

Handwriting/cursive is much faster and easier for me.

Less lifts of the pen off of the paper, etc.

'More or less', 'Right or wrong', 'In general', and 'Just thinking out loud ' (as usual).

MamaWick · ‎03-09-2010

Thinking about this, the only thing I do now in cursive is sign my name. I print everything else...thank you notes, grocery lists, everything. I'm a senior citizen (but I'm not elderly, thank you very much), so I do know how to read and write in cursive...I just don't.

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Katrinka23 · ‎03-11-2010

This is an interesting subject. I don't know if it's still used today where they still teach cursive but I was taught the Peterson method of handwriting in elementary school and I believe I have a certificate somewhere in my old records that I passed my handwriting courses. But that was many moons ago! I use cursive to write an occasional check or sign my name but when I think of it, I really don't do much handwriting any more but I do also print. It's very sad the number of subjects that have been dropped from curriculum

mormel20 · ‎06-27-2013

If at some point in the future young people want to trace their genealogy they will be up a creek. The old records will be in cursive.

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@mormel20 wrote:
If at some point in the future young people want to trace their genealogy they will be up a creek. The old records will be in cursive.

@mormel20

AI will translate it for them! 😉

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

@Katrinka23

I think you mean the Palmer Method style for cursive. Every Friday after lunch in second ( or third ) grade, we had a half hour practice session on cursive.

All our spelling tests were done in cursive.

Language tests were done in cursive.

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proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

There's a thread from 2019 about cursive writing.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

I am not happy to see cursive writing go by the wayside.

I worked with a woman in a very important position at the hospital who printed everything. When I asked her about it, she said she was pretty much forced to switch to printing because the sales reps she dealt with daily could not read cursive writing! Even tho she's retired, she still prints everything.

I am friends with a former teacher who homeschooled her child. I received a graduation announcement and thank you note when the child graduated, both printed, with what I call poor penmanship. I was very surprised my friend did not teach her child cursive writing.