Is learning cursive writing still important?
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Is handwriting still important? The digital generation skips penmanship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22157892
As interactive technology becomes ubiquitous around the globe, some experts warn that formal handwriting may soon diminish, rendering the penmanship a relic of the past.
Fears of handwriting's demise prompted North Carolina Congresswoman Pat Hurley to draft a bill, mandating that script be taught in all elementary schools in the state. It passed unanimously in the state House earlier this month.
But Jeffrey Reaser, associate professor of linguistics at North Carolina State University, says a sense of "nostalgia" is not enough reason to force students to learn something that's "not crucial to their education".
Meanwhile, some classrooms in the state have begun teaching students handwriting on iPads and iPods.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22157892
As interactive technology becomes ubiquitous around the globe, some experts warn that formal handwriting may soon diminish, rendering the penmanship a relic of the past.
Fears of handwriting's demise prompted North Carolina Congresswoman Pat Hurley to draft a bill, mandating that script be taught in all elementary schools in the state. It passed unanimously in the state House earlier this month.
But Jeffrey Reaser, associate professor of linguistics at North Carolina State University, says a sense of "nostalgia" is not enough reason to force students to learn something that's "not crucial to their education".
Meanwhile, some classrooms in the state have begun teaching students handwriting on iPads and iPods.
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Heck, I'm 38, and besides signing my name (which is basically a scribble), I can't remember the last time I wrote something in cursive. It likely was in school.
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Penmanship (ie, writing by hand but not necessarily cursive) is still important as not everything is digitized. As much as I work on the computer, I still do some writing by hand in my little mix of printing and cursive (plus, what about cards, letters, etc.? Does no one send actual physical cards for birthdays and the like anymore?).
One thing I have noticed though, is that my writing hand gets tired much quicker than it used to.
I remember I had to pen an oath to the college that accepted me that needed to be in cursive ... It took me five tries before I got everything right because I had forgetten how certain letters formed.
I'm glad I was able to do it at home ... if a university official was watching me struggle that probably would have had second thoughts about letting me in.
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That is what Google is for. Copy and paste it in to a cursive translator and BAM, there it is. Not an issue when we live in an age where our phones can talk, take HD photos, be a GPS system.
HA! Great point.
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Really? Do we really want to just completely, 100% rely on digital technology including reading and writing script? REALLY???
What do you do when your computer / signal is down? Wait??
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Gotta agree, Z and Q I can't say I've ever really used. I write calligraphy and these two letters aren't much different when writing, but cursive is completely different.
In the case of a computer down, printing is just as effective as cursive.
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
I write a cursive Q like a big ol' 2.
This kinda reminds me of when a cashier goes down and the person must do the math either in their head or by hand.
(but HOW?)
Some of my most beloved tangibles are handwritten cards and notes I've received throughout my life. I love how the physical style of writing is so entwined with the person, the personality. They mean more to me than anything I've ever received via email.
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
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"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Maybe not just the writing thats causing the tiredness !!!
I'm a woman - no carpal tunnel here!
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You go girl...we live in liberated times...
I was surprised and a bit sad about that piece of news.
I'm old school too....and I agree that our domestic basic home skills are still needed today. I believe in the future they come a time where those skills will be a necessity due an apocalytic end of the world event. Where those in the know of these skills will have a better chance of survival. When the digital technology is down we should have basic skills to fall back unto to carry on.
I teach my kids simple day to day skills from sewing, ironing to how to properly hold and eat with a knife and fork. The two older teens can write in cursive and youngest has no clue. So I just took out a pad just to see if I still could write in cursive and I can very well. As I look at it it's a very sexy way of writing and on my next romantic card ill write it in cursive. When I write in cursive I take my time to properly form the letters and its beautiful. Thanks bringing me back to my distant past of such a cool writing school.
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"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Once in a while I'll come across an old book that is either inscribed or has the former owners name written in it and quite often, the older the book, the more beautiful the cursive writing.