[cloudmountain]

My dad actually took penmanship in high school as an elective. There was never a word he wrote that you couldn't read with ease.
I do a lot of historical work. One of the guys in town is working on the school to reinstate "writing" for the whole second grade just as we did in the '50s.

My father had us practicing our penmanship for about three years every day after school for about 15 minutes when we were just beginning cursive.
HE had a BEAUTIFUL script. I still us his fancy "A" when I can.

[Kackikat]

Calligraphy was popular a hundred years ago, and we surely could benefit from learning how to write eloquently.

[Sacajaweau]

When I got to high school ('57), for some reason, I started printing. My teacher said I was neurotic. That nutcase nun wound up having a nervous breakdown.

My son liked to print. (Early 70's) His teacher told him he was neurotic, too.

My granddaughter prints...I'm waiting to hear "the word".

When will teachers stop criticizing kids when they are doing absolutely nothing wrong? That's one of the problems with teachers...