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Will cursive writing become a dead discipline?
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Thor1960303
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I remember learning the art of cursive writing in the 3rd grade.It was exciting because we felt like we were learning the secret code of writing that adults used.No longer were notes sent from the teacher to your parents written in a strange hieroglyphics that only other adults understood,you were learning to crack the code, and for those kids of devious intent,Mom or Dad's handwriting could now be forged with a little patience and effort.
Yet today,with computers,laptops,notebooks,Blackberries and the like,cursive writing is no longer needed.I'm ashamed to admit that I don't know how much cursive writing is being taught in schools.Will kids of this generation even need it?Will notes writtren in cursive be soon museum peices and people who know cursive be thought of as translators of an ancient,dead form of writing?I have an 11 year old daughter that doesn't read cursive very well and niether does her 15 year old cousin.Who else has experienced this?
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 7:08 PM |
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definitelydi
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This is an interesting thought. As an adult college student, I'm always somewhat surprised to see the younger students hand written notes and papers because very few of them are in cursive. They are a generation of printers. The funny part, one can take notes MUCH faster in cursive. I guess only us old timers would know that. 
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 7:38 PM |
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TiNkErGrRrRrR
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Kids are still learning cursive writing in the schools here..
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 8:06 PM |
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razzired
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I know my kids learned cursive, because I remember (and still have) a lot of their elementary school papers.
But, even when they write thank you notes, it's almost always printing, rarely cursive.
Interesting...very interesting.
MJ
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 8:17 PM |
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ash_is_unforgetable
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In public schools here they are learning cursive in 2nd/3rd grade which I think is aweful young seeing that there just still learning how to write in general. I hate cursive although I never had to learn it in school so therefore I can't read it lol.
*AsH
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 8:18 PM |
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luvmycats
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I rarely write in cursive anymore, haven't for years. Not many people can read it, so I just print everything. Prefer to type as even my printing gets hard to read after a while. 
I do enjoy reading cursive by someone with good penmanship though, like my 2 sisters. 
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 8:37 PM |
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DoorWatcher
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Most of my professors always printed...and I've always printed in a slightly cursive manner...just the way I write>>>especially when you're in front of a class of mouthing, hyper-critical teenagers just itching for you to make a mistake. Cursive writing is often illegible (i.e. doctors, CEO's, etc.) so I guess that's why printing or a rolling form of printing has become prominant. I know very little about elementary education but I do hope they still teach cursive. But>>>>we will never return to the era of the John Hancock style which was beautiful and quite impressive. Can you imagine the signatures on a present day Declaration of Independence.
Benji Franklin (da man)
Tommy Jefferson (I'm cool, un-huh, sho nuff)
One more note: my mother has a beautiful cursive handwriting that is a joy to behold. She even does calligraphy for various documents needed by the county for auspicious rewards and occasions. I didn't get that talent, but I've always been complimented on my handwriting, so however you write, just write it neatly and it'll do the trick. 
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 8:43 PM |
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lj450
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I havent written in cursive since the 5th grade......when I do, it still looks like a kids writing. haha
My signature is barely legible.
I print really well though.
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 8:45 PM |
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encorrgbl
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LOL Door about the Declaration of Independence 
I started typing years ago. So much so, because of my job and anything for school, I started to have difficulty writing by hand (cursive).
I made sure to correct that mistake. I don't want to lose the skill, though you make a good point, with all the computers and electronics, what will become of the written word?
Will it become like quilting? A small group of wise citizens sitting around a small coffee table passing notes and snickering?
I almost like the thought of it. A secret language for adults! That the younger crowd just don't get!
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 8:50 PM |
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julia143
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To me there is nothing more romantic than a love-letter, handwritten and in cursive. Typing just does not convey the feelings properly.
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 9:08 PM |
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encorrgbl
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I do have to agree, there is something powerfuly personal about a hand written letter...
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| Dec 8, 2006 @ 2:59 AM |
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beckyiv42000
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lj??  
Okay now that that is outta the way... I made sure my kids ALL write in cursive LEGIBLY... I went to Catholic school and penmanship was not only taught but a BIG part of your grade and belive it or not I came in second in the penmanship contest they held yearly... if i taek my time my writing is perfect...butmost times you need a secret decoder ring to understand it... and whats funny is my mother had IMPECCABLE ALWAYS handwriting...yet BOTh my bro and sis have scribbles for handwriting... my kids HATe it when I ask to see thier homework and tell them to REWRITE it so that "I" can read it...  I mean huh??
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| Dec 8, 2006 @ 11:05 AM |
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twotall911
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ur so mean
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| Dec 8, 2006 @ 11:52 AM |
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beckyiv42000
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twotall??/ come here son ...... we need to talk I'll show you how mean I can be
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| Dec 8, 2006 @ 11:54 AM |
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gyspydreamer
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I hate cursive although I never had to learn it in school so therefore I can't read it lol.
Perhaps you hate it BECAUSE you don’t understand it. I sure hate football, just don’t understand why…
I do enjoy reading cursive by someone with good penmanship though, like my 2 sisters.
LOL Reminded me how embarrassed my brother used to get because people were always complimenting his handwriting, nice enough to be a woman’s LOL
Cursive writing is often illegible (i.e. doctors,..
I have had both doctors and attorneys tell me that they make it look unreadable on purpose, especially signatures, so they aren’t as easy to forge.
She even does calligraphy
My sister used to be an expert at that.
but I've always been complimented on my handwriting, so however you write, just write it neatly and it'll do the trick.
Yup, my son even tells me he thinks the way I write the Z in his name is “really cool” LOL
Typing just does not convey the feelings properly.
Heck, I can’t even get my poetry to “flow” when I try to type it. Still need a pen (pencils are only for sketching and such) to “feel” the flow. Hmmm, maybe I should have posted that in the What Makes you Weird forum LOL
... my kids HATe it when I ask to see thier homework and tell them to REWRITE it so that "I" can read it...
Too funny, I get the same reaction. My daughter is in 8th grade, and her math teacher requires everything to be in cursive. Funny that the math teacher does, but not language arts (?) As far as moms go, mine was an English teacher so you can pretty well imagine.
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