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My grandfather was always disappointed I never learned to harness a team of horses. "You never know when it might come in handy.ā Kinda wish I knew how but Iām sure the horses wouldnāt care for slow learning curve.
When I taught third grade, decades ago, I spent the first half hour after morning recess on cursive writing. By midterm, my kids were really turning out beautiful writing. The other third grade teacher stapled the cursive alphabet cards along the top of the backboard, announced " from now on, write like this, like big kids do." By the end of sixth grade, you couldnāt tell which kids had been in my class and which had been hers.
I had to learn cursive in school, as did both my kids. None of us use it in daily life, except for a few of my letters that sometimes have loops. We all find printing faster and more legible. Good penmanship has a value, but people who use cursive have bad penmanship just as often as those who print, and the skill can be taught in either system. I see very little value to learning to write in cursive.
Reading cursive, on the other hand, is still valuable. Books sometimes use cursive fonts in parts, and thereās always the chance of having to read a letter or note in cursive. I think kids should be taught the cursive alphabet briefly for that reason.
While at work, I had used the cursive āsā, to make sure it could be distinguished from 5. I showed a girl a note in regards to something we were working on. She had NO idea what that letter was. Itās just sad. But on the other hand, write in cursive and the kids today will have no idea what you wrote.
Learned it in school in the 1960s and didnāt like it. I was terrible at it (being left-handed probably didnāt help). For decades now, Iāve written nothing in cursive except my signature, which I managed to stylize enough that I now describe it as the only thing about me that has a little pizazz.
seanfear almost 3 years ago
ā¦ā¦.. donāt worry, TV will take care of it
goboboyd almost 3 years ago
My grandfather was always disappointed I never learned to harness a team of horses. "You never know when it might come in handy.ā Kinda wish I knew how but Iām sure the horses wouldnāt care for slow learning curve.
Diane Lee Premium Member almost 3 years ago
When I taught third grade, decades ago, I spent the first half hour after morning recess on cursive writing. By midterm, my kids were really turning out beautiful writing. The other third grade teacher stapled the cursive alphabet cards along the top of the backboard, announced " from now on, write like this, like big kids do." By the end of sixth grade, you couldnāt tell which kids had been in my class and which had been hers.
cuzinron47 almost 3 years ago
I donāt write in cursive anymore, I can barely read my writing when I print.
cuzinron47 almost 3 years ago
It does make me wonder though, how do they sign their name if they donāt do cursive?
jbarnes almost 3 years ago
I had to learn cursive in school, as did both my kids. None of us use it in daily life, except for a few of my letters that sometimes have loops. We all find printing faster and more legible. Good penmanship has a value, but people who use cursive have bad penmanship just as often as those who print, and the skill can be taught in either system. I see very little value to learning to write in cursive.
Reading cursive, on the other hand, is still valuable. Books sometimes use cursive fonts in parts, and thereās always the chance of having to read a letter or note in cursive. I think kids should be taught the cursive alphabet briefly for that reason.
Holilubillkori Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Iām going to print my name on my checks w/crayons! (Ā“āļ½)Ź±ĀŖŹ±ĀŖŹ±ĀŖ
metagalaxy1970 almost 3 years ago
While at work, I had used the cursive āsā, to make sure it could be distinguished from 5. I showed a girl a note in regards to something we were working on. She had NO idea what that letter was. Itās just sad. But on the other hand, write in cursive and the kids today will have no idea what you wrote.
paullp Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Learned it in school in the 1960s and didnāt like it. I was terrible at it (being left-handed probably didnāt help). For decades now, Iāve written nothing in cursive except my signature, which I managed to stylize enough that I now describe it as the only thing about me that has a little pizazz.
LadyTopaz1944 almost 3 years ago
We didnāt call it cursive, we called it ālong handā