Cursive writing

[kimber62372]

Does your schooling in your area teach cursive handwriting? The state of NJ did away with it! I think that is ridiculous! I have no problem showing my 7 yr old how to write in script but come on now! It's unbelievable how the teaching has changed since I was a kid! Very sad!

[CharmedPhoenix]

As far as I know NM still teaches cursive.  It's a shame that some states are dropping it.  I analyze handwriting (on Fiverr) and it's cursive that shows the most about your personality.  How are they going to sign their names on contracts if they don't learn cursive?  Printed names on checks and contracts aren't valid.  What are they going to do, make their mark, like our ancestors did? 

[hawkeye3210]

Printed names on checks and contracts aren't valid.  What are they going to do, make their mark, like our ancestors did?  [/color]

That's not true. Your signature does not need to be in cursive. It's completely acceptable to print your signature.

[clickers]

Sad to say cursive is no longer needed. It has become a hobby  to some of us. It's not required  learning anymore.

[bowrunner]

I believe cursive should very definitely still be taught in schools.  It is still needed in spite of all of the new technology.

[sak4kat]

I don't really care if my children learn cursive or not.  There was a time when short hand was a requirement in high school as well and look how many people know that art.  My son had an IEP through grade school through the years in which cursive was being taught.  His teachers didn't bother with him.  If his print was legible that alone made them happy.  His IEP was due to vision constraints.  Other than the extra tools and time given to him to complete assignments and tests he was an A,B and C student.  In fact he surpassed average in Math and Science with awards in the district.  Now if he had been accountable for his grades without the IEP.  His grades would have suffered.  He still doesn't know how to write in cursive and he's a freshman.  Not a single teacher has yet to complain about his lack of script as most of what he does is in a google doc format anyway.

[linderlizzie]

Not teaching cursive is just another way of dumbing down America. 

I can't understand what is in educator's minds when they do away with former perfectly fine ways of communicating with others. I cringe when I see how many misspellings are just commonplace now because of texting. No one can spell anything anymore. 

I praise people when I see them using cursive to sign their names. They're actually legible! Imagine that. 

[hawkeye3210]

Not teaching cursive is just another way of dumbing down America. 

I can't understand what is in educator's minds when they do away with former perfectly fine ways of communicating with others. I cringe when I see how many misspellings are just commonplace now because of texting. No one can spell anything anymore. 

I praise people when I see them using cursive to sign their names. They're actually legible! Imagine that. 

You do realize that you can still hand write things without cursive, right? Maybe teachers can focus on spelling now, instead of wasting time teaching something that most don't even use.

[kimber62372]

Not teaching cursive is just another way of dumbing down America. 

I can't understand what is in educator's minds when they do away with former perfectly fine ways of communicating with others. I cringe when I see how many misspellings are just commonplace now because of texting. No one can spell anything anymore. 

I praise people when I see them using cursive to sign their names. They're actually legible! Imagine that. 

I agree with you 100%!

[ktheodos]

I have no idea...I just know it's not taught as frequently, and people are handwriting less and less

[ancmetro]

  It is very sad to see that most schools have discontinued "the art of penmanship". When I was in elementary school, it was mandatory to take these classes. It was really a good mental and physical exercise...that was very useful in adulthood.

[lywb2168]

My girls were taught to write in cursive, but they do not use it often they prefer loose letter.  I grew up on another country and over there cursive is the preferred writing skill.  My hand writing is not the best but cursive is better than the other one in my opinion.  But kids education this days is bad no matter where you go.  I remember when Math had to be done in your head and with pen and paper, know they use calculators for everything, it is dumb and USA education is getting dumber by the year.

[teresa3200]

I can't believe they would stop teaching it, that's crazy! I am pretty sure Florida is still teaching it but my kids are grown so I don't know that for a fact. I will have to ask my daughter in law. She teaches middle school, but she would probably know if elementary has changed that or not.

[lvstephanie]

Yay! Penmanship was the only class in school that I got a D. My handwriting is terrible, mostly because I have poor eye-hand coordination. The only time I used it was in school, and when I got into Jr. high they wanted us to type our reports on a computer instead of hand-writing them. Also when taking tests, we could hand-write the answers using our preferred way of writing (which for me was printing instead of cursive).

Not teaching cursive is just another way of dumbing down America. 

I can't understand what is in educator's minds when they do away with former perfectly fine ways of communicating with others. I cringe when I see how many misspellings are just commonplace now because of texting. No one can spell anything anymore. 

I praise people when I see them using cursive to sign their names. They're actually legible! Imagine that. 

A person's penmanship has nothing to do with intelligence. So I disagree that it is "dumbing down" America by not making kids learn it. I'd much rather the schools spend time teaching things that do pertain to intelligence, like reading, math, history, science, etc. rather than an art of writing. Sure cursive looks prettier than print, but so does calligraphy yet we don't force students to learn that art of writing either. As long as a student knows how to write and covey their thoughts, I'm satisfied.

[devideddi]

They don't teach it any more in North Carolina.    But I wish they did.  Ii wrote out the alaphabet in cursive
for my daughter who just started high school.  I also printed some pages.  She loves it. People need to learn how
to sign their name especially!