Nope. Hated it. Waste of classroom time. never used it after third grade.
Exactly.What IS handwriting?
Exactly.
To be fair, no matter what anyone “feels,” though writing in cursive does enhance cognitive development, and though for the 1 in 9 students who have some form of dyslexia, it has huge benefits... it’s antiquated and of limited value in the aggregate. There’s a ton of things, new and old, that education is being asked to teach - something has to give.
Grade five kids are expected to hand in typed reports. Need to teach typing then too. Otherwise schools are called out as antiquated. So which one is it? lol
That is a gold point. Let's see what happens in 20 years.Your cursive isn't gonna help you type your Doctoral dissertation...
True, but you may never get your dissertation approved if you cannot read the original sources in cursive to the extent they exist in that form in your field such that your proposal is DOA for lack of sources.
FWIW
Good heavens!Cursive writing. Closely associated with nuns whacking knuckles using anodized aluminum rulers in the late 50s, early 60s. This is the stuff nightmares are made of.
Useless in modern society. Has been so for decades.
Cursive writing. Closely associated with nuns whacking knuckles using anodized aluminum rulers in the late 50s, early 60s. This is the stuff nightmares are made of.
Useless in modern society. Has been so for decades.
Hmm... May as well throw out painting, drawing, etc. too. Oh, and film photography. And graphic design while you're at it...Useless in modern society. Has been so for decades.