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[RedTop]

My mother was a lefty with very nice  handwriting.  She was the only left handed person I knew who did not curl her hand inward when she held a pen to write.  I have a cousin who curls her left hand inward so far when she writes, it looks like she could write on the inside of her wrist!

[Tinkrbl44]

I am hoping that all our mail carriers can all read cursive!  LOL 

[bikerbabe]

@RedTop

I’m left handed and hold my pen the same as a righty.

[bikerbabe]

FYI cursive is not required for legal documents.

[busymom22]

Cursive only became standard due to old fashioned ink pens. The ink would cause blobs to form if you lifted the pen so continuous writing became the norm. But now it's not necessary.

I can understand needing it for a legal signature but otherwise those who get up in arms and think it should be a big focus in school don't understand how the limited time is really needed for other academic areas. To me handwriting with standard print can be just as distinguished.

And honestly, few people are able to write cursive that is legible so it's annoying trying to decipher a letter written in cursive.

[wagirl]

I remember how excited I was to learn cursive in elementary school--think it was 3rd grade when we started. So sad it's not a thing anymore. I rarely use it myself these days,  but still do----my stupid ex was a colossal jerk---but had beautiful handwriting!!! Have to admit that some peoples hand writing can be so difficult to read---

[faeriemoon]

I am a cursive person.  I write everything in cursive, from correspondences to grocery lists.

[AngelPuppy1]

If they do away with cursive, I think this is a bad idea.  I think a person should at least be able to sign their name in cursive.  I think it would be a lot easier to fake a signature with just printing.  That's just my opinion.  Also my opinion if they didn't waste time on some other nonsense stuff they would have time to teach cursive.  Why must things that were taught all long no longer thought important or good enough to be taught now????  This is not a criticism toward teachers because I know they teach what they are mandated to teach and teachers have a very, very tough job.  

[SloopJohnB]

After reading all the responses, it seems some schools do & some don't teach cursive anymore.  Maybe it depends on our different locations.  I know the parochial school were my DD works, they still teach cursive.  It's not quite a lost art, yet........

[Enufstuff]

@mormel20   It's part of the "Dumbing down of America".

                      Many people (and not just young ones) are

mesmerized and in a stupor with their cell phones,not caring about learning anything. Many don't even care about reading books anymore.

                  After working in the public school system for 32

             years, I retired four years ago.

                  About 8 years ago, there was an 8th grade girl that had a hand written note from a teacher and could not read it, to tell me what the teacher wanted.

                 It is sad that cursive is no longer taught. There are many hand written historical documents that will seem like a foreign language , in the future.

                 How can someone get a job with the Post Office, if they can't read names and addresses?

                 Most students can't read a clock either. There are still clocks and watches with numbers.

                 Back in the stone age, we were taught how to read a clock at 5 years old in the first grade. Now kids are 6 when they start first grade. They can be taught,it is not that difficult.

There are Fisher Price toy clocks with numbers, still being sold. That would be a great opportunity for parents to teach their children, if they could tear themselves away from their phones or tablets.

                My daughter is an elementary school teacher and she

teaches her students how to read a clock and how to identify coins and count money. She must follow curriculum and penmanship is not part of the lesson plans.

               Why stop teaching such basic things?

               I had heard that some mid west schools are teaching cursive again. I wish that penmanship was taught again here.

Even with just printing out the letters, I've seen middle school

students writing their names and you would think that it was written by a three or four year old, like chicken scratches. So sad!

             When my youngest grandson was about nine years old,

I gave him a kit with a mug with the alphabet in upper case and lower case letters on it. It was lined to show the size of the letters, just like the lined alphabet that hung on the walls of the classrooms, years ago.

            Included were instructions on how to form the letters

and a pad of lined paper too. He could read and write his name,

but he was interested in learning more. He did not live near us and we did not see him often. Otherwise, I would have taught him and worked with him to learn penmanship.

           Now, I have a thirteen year old great grand daughter who lives in another city and I don't see her often. She is artistic and interested in learning cursive. I got her the mug and

penmanship kit as a little extra gift for her birthday.