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Posted on 10/30/2011 5:16:14 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
When asked for their John Hancock, future generations might print it in block letters or scrawl some scribbles across the page. But odds are, they won't sign their name in cursive.
They might not even be able to read it.
Cursive, with its graceful loops and perfectly joined letters, seems soon to join the typewriter, VCR player and flip-phone as relics of a past age. Keyboarding skills, not cursive, were included in the Common Core, a set of national academic standards adopted last year by more than 40 states, including Florida.
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For those who study history, being able to read cursive writing is imperative. I truly believe that if it isn’t taught in the schools, it will make it very difficult for future generations to read what was written in script. The number of documents that we have stored electronically, but were originally written in script, is unbelievably large.
What better way to hide the past from those too ignorant to be able to read it?
It would be like reading a foreign language.
I never write in cursive any more. Whenever I’m asked for a signature, I just write what looks to be the first letter of my name, and scribble the rest lol No two times ever look the same.....and that’s with things that matter. On other things, I just create a mark or a scribbled line of some kind, and go on my way.
We now live in a digital world. Computers don’t care about ink signatures on paper.
Useless skill. Printing is fine when you need to hand write. Writing notes and letters is, in fact, a anachronism at this point. A printed note will serve the purpose well when needed.
Cursive gets in the way of that.
Me either. In addition to hand lettering I now have the wonderful Ariel font
We don’t teach much of anything anymore, so writing is no doubt going to be history as well.
I will be happy in the future if kids can just read and write at all.
The death of cursive writing is related to the inability of Americans at all ages to write a coherent sentence.
Just look at the posts on this forum. Misspelled words, nonsensical sentences, and punctuation errors abound.
You apparently aren;t aware of the rule of 65.
Internet seniors beyond 65 are free from observence of all the old rules.
Haste trumps editing
"Those who control language control minds." Ayn Rand
The comma before the "and" isn't needed in your sentence.
Printing is for those who need to fill out forms but write poorly.
"How do different tools affect writing style? I was curious, so I tried an experiment: to compose this book, I used a pen and paper, a Sears typewriter, and a word processor. The following substitution cryptogram tells which sections I wrote with which tools."
Clifford Stoll, Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway. New York: Anchor Books (a division of Doubleday), 1995. p. 237.
How you write will affect what you write, in both style and content. I believe people tend to compose more thoughtfully when using pen and paper. Handwriting (sloppy script, printed text or perfect cursive) should never become a "lost art."
This was my recurring nightmare for four hellish years...
This is sad to me. There is nothing that says I care as much as sending or receiving a hand written thank you note or condolence card. Some things should not be emailed, but my daughter laughingly says that is a sure sign I’m an old bat so what do I know.
ROFL! We went to the same school. My nun wielded a metal golden ruler. God help the person that used little circles to dot their i’s or put little curlicues on their letters. That ruler could break bones.
“Our kids can’t read so why should we expect them to write.”
Oddly enough, quite a few adults write without ever reading anything :)
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