Cursive writing

[G+_George Kozi]

Cursive writing.

 

I'm watching Leo Laporte  on TWiT and the subject of cursive writing came up. He and his guests were trying to think of reasons why cursive writing would be thought in schools. The only reason they could think of, was "so you can read what old ladies wrote".

 

Do you use cursive writing?

 

I do, and last time I looked, I wasn't an old lady.

 

Originally shared by George Kozi

 

Cursive writing.

 

I'm watching Leo Laporte on TWiT and the subject of cursive writing came up. He and his guests were trying to think of reasons why cursive writing would be thought in schools. The only reason they could think of, was "so you can read what old ladies wrote".

 

Do you use cursive writing? 

 

I do, and last time I looked, I wasn't an old lady.

[G+_David Manvell (HoldTheP]

I've not seen or used cursive in years. They stopped teaching it in schools at least 10 years ago.

[G+_George Kozi]

how do people sign their name? In block letters?

[G+_David Manvell (HoldTheP]

I do yes.

[G+_Matt Flaming]

they have not stopped teaching it in schools.  My son is going into the 5th grade and has to write in cursive for school.

[G+_Favio R]

Penmanship is still important, at least it should be.

 

I use a mangled form of cursive whenever writing down notes that become legible only to me the faster I write. My own kind of shorthand that lets me write faster than I type.

[G+_Alex Griffiths]

I write in cursive so much that I have a hard time writing in print.  I can't believe they no-longer teach it in schools.   I guess I'll have to teach my daughter myself when she gets a little older.

[G+_D Lets (LetsLets)]

As spoken to on twit

[G+_George Kozi]

wow, Dvorak trashed this post. I consider that a compliment.

[G+_Pedro Encalada]

I still write in cursive I did t know that it wasn't taught in school

[G+_Alex Griffiths]

Dvorak is out of touch; if he wasn't fun to laugh at he'd be a detriment to TWiT.   The fact is Google+ has some of the best and most engaging discussion on the net.  Most of it is over Dvorak's head so he trashes it.

[G+_Amber Ford]

I never write in cursive. Even when I sign my name its more of a loopy connected form of print that I kinda made up myself. My sister, who just recently graduated high school, was taught cursive when she was younger but only briefly. She was never forced to use it and today doesn't really remember how to write it. 

[G+_Steve Jensen]

Wow, I feel old. I grew up believing it isn't a signature if it's "block" letters. If we get rid of paper then we'll have to mainstream electronic signatures.

[G+_Zulhaimi Abdul Hamid]

Cursive? I remember how as a kid I argued because my 'k' looks like 'r'.

 

Use Galaxy Note 10.1 as your daily note taker and you won't lose the writing skill.

[G+_Jeff Schneider]

The last time I used cursive was to write a check. The last check I had to write was several months ago.

[G+_Mike Robertson]

My grandma still does

[G+_Taras Basiuk]

Cursive generally looks pretty, and has a touch of personality to it ... So, yeah, tottaly useless and should be abandoned :)

[G+_R.J. Cichocki]

I think people need to work on their handwriting period. Keyboards have made adults write like first graders.

[G+_Dick Higdon]

The nuns taught us the "Palmer Method".

[G+_Eugene Barnes]

All the time and our 9 and 7 year old are doing it more.

[G+_John Thomas]

It's still taught in Australian schools, though the standard has fallen significantly. It's just not as important as it used to be. (The only time I use a pen is to fill in an occasional form and my handwriting has deteriorated accordingly.)

[G+_Jeremy Gilbrech]

The dumbing down of America.

[G+_Nick Peer]

I can write cursive, but I've made a conscious decision not to. I spend so much more time typing things up now that my hand writing has gone to shit. Before I even left high school I decided that writing in print gave me the best chance of other people being able to read my handwriting when needed.

 

I think we were taught cursive in elementary school, and shortly after I even changed my signature to incorporate a slightly more print look. My signature really is the only cursive I write anymore though.

[G+_Jeremy Gilbrech]

For me, writing in cursive is 10x faster than print and I'm pretty sure that 99 out of 100 people can read it just fine.

[G+_M att]

Typing is quickest for me and I even took some speed writing courses.  The only item left in my world for cursive is my signature.  They did not take the time for penmanship while I was in school.  In fact, they jumped on printing papers as soon as they were able.