can't read or write cursive - Page 16

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

My son, who is thirty, did learn cursive but never learned to address an envelope while in school! I didn't figure this out until he was 19 and DH and I were on vacation in a neighboring state. We needed him to pop something in an envelope and send it to us. Imagine our surprise! He had graduated from H.S. by that time (and sent out handwritten thank you notes-- I speeded up process by addressing envelopes....). I could explain over phone what he needed to do; but boy, was I chagrined!! DH and I both learned that skill in 7th grade Gym class.

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

@patbz wrote:
My son, who is thirty, did learn cursive but never learned to address an envelope while in school! I didn't figure this out until he was 19 and DH and I were on vacation in a neighboring state. We needed him to pop something in an envelope and send it to us. Imagine our surprise! He had graduated from H.S. by that time (and sent out handwritten thank you notes-- I speeded up process by addressing envelopes....). I could explain over phone what he needed to do; but boy, was I chagrined!! DH and I both learned that skill in 7th grade Gym class.

@patbz. I’m 71 and I never learned to address an envelope in school either.

Mersha · ‎03-10-2010

@LTT1 wrote:
@Mersha

Immense kudos to you for teaching your granddaughter those skills necessary to become President of the US someday!
How wonderful! Civics/Geography/cursive!

@LTT1 Thank you, Loves...much appreciated!

I am so excited that she wants to learn these things.

"My desire to be well informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane."

LTT1 · ‎03-09-2010

@wildcat fan wrote:
I wanted to share with you something that happened today. There is a student in one of my classes who can be quite disruptive during independent work. Today I brought him a new pencil and paper and wrote his name in cursive at the top then had him do the same. He asked me to show him how to write certain letters and words. The guy who usually won't do any class work at all and screams, "Just give me a zero!" sat there and practiced his cursive. By the end of class he had written his name several times so beautifully. I could tell he was proud and felt success, and I felt so good to have made a connection and to have reasons to praise him. I probably would have not thought of this if it hadn't have been for this thread. Thank you for inspiring me and helping me reach this student. ❤️

@wildcat fan

What a wonderful experience!

~Have a Kind Heart, Fierce Mind, Brave Spirit~

GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

@wildcat fan wrote:
I wanted to share with you something that happened today. There is a student in one of my classes who can be quite disruptive during independent work. Today I brought him a new pencil and paper and wrote his name in cursive at the top then had him do the same. He asked me to show him how to write certain letters and words. The guy who usually won't do any class work at all and screams, "Just give me a zero!" sat there and practiced his cursive. By the end of class he had written his name several times so beautifully. I could tell he was proud and felt success, and I felt so good to have made a connection and to have reasons to praise him. I probably would have not thought of this if it hadn't have been for this thread. Thank you for inspiring me and helping me reach this student. ❤️

I cannot find the original article that I read many years ago, but if I am recalling correctly, the elderly teacher who was having her students make large continuous loops as handwriting exercises, was claiming that this helped calm her attention deficit students. She thought that it had something to do with brain activity, re-wiring the restless parts. It sounds like this method worked for you also!

GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

Did someone ask for a study?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/memory-medic/201303/why-writing-hand-could-make-you-smarter

Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

They are not even taught History any longer.

debic · ‎09-02-2010

@Ms tyrion2 wrote:
@hsawaknow wrote:
I have a friend who believes in conspiracies. He believes they no longer teach children to read and write cursive has to do with the declaration of independence and other formal documents that were written in cursive. As the generations die out, the children born in late 90's and forward will not know what they say, making them obsolete.

Oh brother.
Does this friend not realize that there are print versions of these documents? What does he think the percentage of people now who have actually read those documents in their original form is? Does he think they won't be taught in school?

SMH .

Doesn’t mean they can’t learn to read it either. My son reads Japanese well, but can’t write it.

~~
*Off The Deep End~A very short trip for some!*

LTT1 · ‎03-09-2010

@Nonametoday

Here in Texas, the students have many courses (required) in history starting with US History in junior high and W GEO (f); W HISTORY (s); US HISTORY (j) then GOVT (sr).

They are tested with a yearly state assessment on every one of these courses.

~Have a Kind Heart, Fierce Mind, Brave Spirit~