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They don't teach cursive in school anymore? Is this true? My 10 year old niece and 7 year old nephew were mesmerized by me writing in cursive and my brother said it isn't taught anymore because it's considered unnecessary. I guess I'm getting old, but I find that kind of sad.
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I'll be teaching mine, too. I firmly believe it's possible to advance technologically without completely discarding useful tools from the past.
They stop doing it yrs ago , when my girl were in elementary, I was upset , and the school told me because technology is taking over and soon most schools will use computer instead of paper and there is no need to write in cursive, so I thought then at home, Ima bit old school, and he'll I still think one day all the " technology" is going to crash and we'll will need paper and pen again lol lol , I think it's dumb nectar no matter what you will have to sign something one day lol
At our school it's teachers choice if they teach it. I think it's sad because the kids absolutely love it, but I Understand when teachers are under the pressure to meet benchmark requirements. I'll definitely be teaching my children. I'll just have to practice my capital letters, those are hard!
It's sad that they consider it useless. The conspiracy theorists in me says its a way for the government to control the next generation. ?
I taught my 10 year old the sink or swim way. I would print a sentence then write it in cursive and make him copy the cursive while speaking the sentence. He picked it up in a few weeks.
My stepson is going into third grade and they are practicing cursive in his class. He had to practice writing his spelling words in cursive. His school is advanced. They think kids should be reading in kindergarten(not joking). I'm pretty sure they just practice for fun this year but as he moves up they will teach him more.
Eta: I'm in the U.S.
This is interesting in the uk it is considered a necessary skill and earns points on standard tests. As a teacher I believe a good fliwing cursive script aids writing so much. The children confident in cursive write a lot more than those who print because it's faster. There is also research to show that their writing content is better because they can get their ideas down quickly and don't forget them unlike those who write more slowly who then use more mundane vocabulary and grammatical structure.
At least it's not the just the good ole us of a hats stopping it. Makes me feel a bit better. Still think it's crap though. I always write cards and special notes in cursive. And my husband writes all his love notes to me in cursive. I love that.
No they dont teach it anymore. Im 21 and was taught cursive in school, however my 18 year old cousin that we have custody of was not taught cursive. We recently had to sit him down and teach him how to sign his name in cursive because if he prints it some places do not look at that as a signature.
I'm in the UK. They used to teach cursive in yr one but now they are teaching it in reception (it's the first time in my son's school they have done it this way). It annoys me as my son used to write very clearly and now sometimes I find it hard to read where his letters are cursive but not yet joined up. In the long run I know it will be a good thing tho.
Last year when my high school students were doing standardized testing, they had to copy down a statement in cursive. It took them fooooorrrreeevvvveeeerrrr. Seriously. Like 10 minutes to write two sentences. I had kids asking me how to write certain letters. They didn't have a signature either. They only knew how to print their name.
I learned typing and cursive though. Why not teach kids both? I understand that a signature doesn't have to be cursive, my signature looks nothing like cursive. But the basis of learning your signature is to learn it in cursive, I would assume, regardless of what it evolves into in adulthood.
The today show just reviewed a study from Princeton that indicates that handwriting is actually good for your brain!
I just find it sad. I understand that "technically" your signature can be a smiley face with a bird next to it if that's what you want, but there's something to be said for cursive writing. It has changed so much as it is-my grandfathers penmanship was a work of art compared to mine-I shudder to think how my children's will compare if I don't take the time to teach them. And, like I said, I know I'm old. The Internet didn't even exist when I was in school, but at some point we need to realize that progress doesn't necessarily exclude continuing to utilize portions of the past.
I honestly do not remember any cursive that I was taught!!! And to all the ladies mentioning signing your name, a signature is defined as writing ones name in a distinctive way. So you don't have to know cursive to have a signature! To be perfectly honest, my signature doesn't even look like letters at all! Just lines! Lol
It's so strange. I understand progress and hand written letters are a thing of the past, but like pp said, what about their signature? Surely they need to know how to sign their names? And, no spelling? That's screwed up. I've done spelling quizzes with my niece, so I know that's still taught here.
They were teaching my son and he's 10 a year or two back in California