I saw a news report last night that because of the internet, cursive writing is an endangered species.
I am left handed and I have always thought cursive writing was cursed. My cursive writing has always been illegible and during elementary school we were graded on writing. My perpetual "D" in writing kept me off the honor roll several times.
Also a cursive capital F is very similar to a cursive capital T. This, and my mouth, got me into trouble in the sixth grade. We were taking a true and false quiz and had to grade someone elses quiz. I got one with the letters "T" and "F" in cursive and capitalized and in my head processed them all at T's. The teacher called me up to the desk and started berating me in front of the class about that. After looking him straight in the eye and telling him in a very loud voice "nobody's perfect" which was one of my favorite phrases at the time, I was told that I had to stay in from recess for the next week, after which I let out a primal scream. He then sent me to the office, following me with the paddle(that was legal in 1968).
Anyway, if Mike Skala would have either printed his answers of used cursive lower case letters, that would have saved me some embarassment.
I have printing exclusively since the seventh grade. And if cursive dies, I may send flowers to the funeral.
Related story on WKYC.com.
Another related story on Grand Traverse Herald.
I am left handed and I have always thought cursive writing was cursed. My cursive writing has always been illegible and during elementary school we were graded on writing. My perpetual "D" in writing kept me off the honor roll several times.
Also a cursive capital F is very similar to a cursive capital T. This, and my mouth, got me into trouble in the sixth grade. We were taking a true and false quiz and had to grade someone elses quiz. I got one with the letters "T" and "F" in cursive and capitalized and in my head processed them all at T's. The teacher called me up to the desk and started berating me in front of the class about that. After looking him straight in the eye and telling him in a very loud voice "nobody's perfect" which was one of my favorite phrases at the time, I was told that I had to stay in from recess for the next week, after which I let out a primal scream. He then sent me to the office, following me with the paddle(that was legal in 1968).
Anyway, if Mike Skala would have either printed his answers of used cursive lower case letters, that would have saved me some embarassment.
I have printing exclusively since the seventh grade. And if cursive dies, I may send flowers to the funeral.
Related story on WKYC.com.
Another related story on Grand Traverse Herald.
Comments
Interesting... I don't like to print or write in cursive because both are terrible. My French students have such nice writing. They learn cursive at age 6 here in France, by the way. The French style of writing- both cursive and printing are different from the U.S. styles... Take care and have a good day...
Leesa
I learned to turn my page sideways so I wouldn't have to turn my hand to write and I think my cursive is very nice now. People always comment though on how I write it is funny how righty's just don't understand.
My handwriting has always been horrible, and that's due to some lazy habits as well as being a southpaw.
I also had a speech impediment until I was 8 years old because of lazy speech habits.
I do like to write though, but my cursive is mixed w/ print.
you know, NOBODY'S PERFECT.
(that just cracked me UP)
I was tortured by teachers who didn't know what to do with me and my sloppy left hand. I remember them well. That taught me about cruelty, not communication. So this is good news, Cliff.
A lot of left handers have a long history of writing problems and I also think teachers need to give it a rest, and help kids with the issue instead of what they did to you.
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