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Anybody's kids learning cursive? #7349465
09/06/21 11:21 PM
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Seems many schools are no longer teaching cursive writing.
How innovative.
The Declaration of Independence is written in cursive.

It'll read like a dead language soon enough.

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349481
09/06/21 11:42 PM
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Sad, ain't it Mark? I have to wonder how future M.D.'s will sign the perscription scripts, or how folks will simply sign their names on checks or documents.


Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349490
09/07/21 12:07 AM
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Our grandson is going to a christian school and he is learning cursive.



Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349491
09/07/21 12:09 AM
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My wife is teaching ours. Benefits of homeschooling.

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349496
09/07/21 12:27 AM
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From a person that has no kids. Home schooling is the only way to go. How would you like to have been a student the last 2 years in public school with this Covid politics and anti moral values going on. Most politicians and school teachers have put the screws to our children. Not all but enough to make the difference for children. School kids will never be the same. If you were a HR Manager for ANY Company who would you hire for ANY opening position ? Home school kids in every case. No brained. MD

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349505
09/07/21 01:03 AM
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My girls learn it in their school only briefly but I teach it at home. More of an efficiency thing.

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349511
09/07/21 01:13 AM
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No cursive writing skills in the area schools, Everything is by computer,. I don't think math is taught, the old fashioned way. Most kids carry a calculator now days.


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Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349516
09/07/21 01:25 AM
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I hated cursive writing. After 6th grade, i never used it again. There is no need for it, the pens we have today no longer leak ink everywhere when you pick up/put down the point of the pen. I would be happier if the schools focused more on spelling and sentence structure.


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Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: iowayote] #7349525
09/07/21 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by iowayote
I hated cursive writing. After 6th grade, i never used it again. There is no need for it, the pens we have today no longer leak ink everywhere when you pick up/put down the point of the pen. I would be happier if the schools focused more on spelling and sentence structure.



Any reason not to have it all?

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349529
09/07/21 04:49 AM
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not here in school

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349535
09/07/21 05:23 AM
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The Boy's teacher this year (5th grade) won't accept any work that is not in cursive. First day of school he sent home a packet of information for the parents that had several different studies showing the benefits of writing over printing. It was quite interesting.


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Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: Trap Setter] #7349540
09/07/21 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Trap Setter
The Boy's teacher this year (5th grade) won't accept any work that is not in cursive. First day of school he sent home a packet of information for the parents that had several different studies showing the benefits of writing over printing. It was quite interesting.


What was quite interesting Trap Setter? Is this a public school? An individual teacher's plan?

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349550
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We didn't know they didn't teach it here until I took the grandson for a fishing permit and he didn't even know what signature meant. Turns out his sister didn't either.
Another thing we figured out was he didn't know how to read a clock.

They're both now being homeschooled through a charter school.

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: iowayote] #7349556
09/07/21 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by iowayote
I hated cursive writing. After 6th grade, i never used it again. There is no need for it, the pens we have today no longer leak ink everywhere when you pick up/put down the point of the pen. I would be happier if the schools focused more on spelling and sentence structure.

I use it all the time!

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349558
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Im teaching it....he got some in pre-k
Schools start it in 3rd here. Started again.

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349559
09/07/21 06:56 AM
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I teach cursive in my 3rd grade, public school classroom. It’s not required by any state or federal standards but there’s a lot of value in it. As some have mentioned, there’s historical and cultural value as well as hand-eye coordination and creativity. I know there are grades below and above us at our school that teach it too.

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349567
09/07/21 07:11 AM
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My son, 14, can sort of read it but can't write in cursive. I was upset when I first learned they weren't teaching it anymore. But I'm over that now. I'm not sure why I had to learn it 40 years ago.

However, he can't sign his name. I don't think Society has figured out how to solve that problem yet.


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Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: maintenanceguy] #7349577
09/07/21 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by maintenanceguy
My son, 14, can sort of read it but can't write in cursive. I was upset when I first learned they weren't teaching it anymore. But I'm over that now. I'm not sure why I had to learn it 40 years ago.

However, he can't sign his name. I don't think Society has figured out how to solve that problem yet.

A signature is nothing more than a personalized, unique mark. My signature only has maybe one legible letter in it. Many in the Hmong community and those that don't use Roman script, simply use an X.

Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349583
09/07/21 07:30 AM
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its still taught in public school here. Truth be told though how often is anything written out by hand rather than typed and printed on a computer? I am a one finger typer. It works but in todays world typing skills are more important than writing skill.


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Re: Anybody's kids learning cursive? [Re: ] #7349584
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I am amazed by how many adults can not tell time. I wear a watch. I forget people younger than me can not just glance at it and see what time it is. Many many people have to stare at it and figure out what the time is.


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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