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bunnies

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61. I cant believe this!
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 02:37 PM
Jun 2013

Seriously. I had no idea. I find this incredibly sad. Handwriting will be a lost art in my lifetime.

Most kids don't learn cursive anymore. BeeBee Jun 2013 #1
Are most people okay with that? Do you have any feelings either way? I never liked... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #3
I'm NOT ok with this... That means, notes on medical records, historical letters, and all kinds of hlthe2b Jun 2013 #7
+1 HiPointDem Jun 2013 #17
Medical records are barely legible anyway and cursive exacerbates that CreekDog Jun 2013 #62
+2 Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #26
No -2 MattBaggins Jun 2013 #126
i haven't used cursive since the 1980's CreekDog Jun 2013 #27
I've worked in the field my entire life... Never have I worked with anyone who didn't use/couldn't hlthe2b Jun 2013 #39
if you have never worked with someone who didn't use cursive CreekDog Jun 2013 #58
Hardly... and I don't think anywhere I've worked would hire someone... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #73
your post said you hadn't worked with anyone that didn't "use" cursive CreekDog Jun 2013 #80
"Use" is inclusive of being able to read cursive, is it NOT? hlthe2b Jun 2013 #82
i was just pointing out that you in the same sentence you referred to "read" and "use" separately CreekDog Jun 2013 #89
So you advocate for today's youth to be ignorant of the ability to read any kind of script? hlthe2b Jun 2013 #91
being able to read script is useful, but most script people will see is poorly written CreekDog Jun 2013 #93
Can you read and write old English? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #128
Cursive isn't taught in many schools anymore.. Sancho Jun 2013 #137
I am very much aware of that as is eveyone on this thread who are arguing at the stupidity of doing hlthe2b Jun 2013 #142
That's one group, and maybe there is a point...but I've tested many children for readiness, Sancho Jun 2013 #144
Do you print your name TWICE on documents that ask you to "Sign here" and "Print here"? WinkyDink Jun 2013 #43
so you're saying signatures are supposed to be legible and readable as one's legal name? CreekDog Jun 2013 #52
Forgive me, but I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. BeeBee Jun 2013 #36
Exactly. hlthe2b Jun 2013 #41
Anyone who is interested in reading those documents Mariana Jun 2013 #84
Of course, but to encourage todays' youth to be ignorant of the notes written by parents/grandparent hlthe2b Jun 2013 #88
Then why don't we revive all dead languages? joeglow3 Jun 2013 #86
You are implying cursive writing is dead language? hlthe2b Jun 2013 #87
Ummm, no. joeglow3 Jun 2013 #110
at least... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #111
Great logic joeglow3 Jun 2013 #114
No, let's let our kids be ignorant. Great logic. hlthe2b Jun 2013 #122
I don't think u know what ignorant means joeglow3 Jun 2013 #138
Educate YOURSELF hlthe2b Jun 2013 #143
Cursive is easy to learn dem in texas Jun 2013 #135
I agree with the benefit.....20 years ago joeglow3 Jun 2013 #139
You are correct. Ednahilda Jun 2013 #127
I don't feel strongly about it one way or the other. BeeBee Jun 2013 #30
I agree about the utility of printing. It's the lack of being able to read and write in... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #38
I learned how to read and write cursive Pab Sungenis Jun 2013 #63
hmmm-- although I could likely read it, I haven't written cursive script... mike_c Jun 2013 #2
I learned it as a kid but I've pretty much abandoned it in my writing, PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #11
You must sign your name to things. No? dkf Jun 2013 #32
yes-- an illegible cursive scrawl that's unreadable but idiosyncratic.... mike_c Jun 2013 #40
Lol! My signature has gotten worse too. dkf Jun 2013 #46
Like Jack Loo??? madinmaryland Jun 2013 #85
I wonder if he always makes the same number of loopies. Haha. dkf Jun 2013 #102
"Handwriting nears end of line as US schools stop teaching it" PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #4
Funny, how I was expected to learn both to write in cursive AND to touch type... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #12
I agree. HappyMe Jun 2013 #49
You, too?! Ednahilda Jun 2013 #130
I cant believe this! bunnies Jun 2013 #61
It's the future IADEMO2004 Jun 2013 #5
When I was in first grade, I came down with measles during the time when HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #6
When I was a child, I was punished by a vindictive teacher who refused to teach me cursive because.. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #18
I must have had that same vindictive teacher in the 80's davidpdx Jun 2013 #123
My cousin's kids can't read or write cursive WolverineDG Jun 2013 #8
I find it pipi_k Jun 2013 #9
It's no big deal to me. kentauros Jun 2013 #20
My own printing pipi_k Jun 2013 #141
For me, whether writing by print or when it was cursive, kentauros Jun 2013 #145
I read an article ellie Jun 2013 #10
BINGO... Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #54
My OP wasn't meant as any slight to her. The unwritten assumption was that she was a product of... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #65
Oh, I agree ellie Jun 2013 #69
Yes, I didn't read your thread that way. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #72
We're all good! I just wanted to make that clear because so many people read DU, it's.. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #75
Sounds like WovenGems Jun 2013 #13
It's disturbing from an educational perspective; however, it's irrelevant to kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #14
i don't think it's disturbing CreekDog Jun 2013 #31
It is totally relevant. former9thward Jun 2013 #68
Exactly. How could anyone think otherwise? AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #94
That's what I thought too. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #119
Yet another thing I'm very good at becomes obsolete! REP Jun 2013 #15
One of my career incarnations was as a 35mm film projectionist. I know what you mean... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #33
*sigh*. The death of film. bunnies Jun 2013 #71
Well, I don't like it and I feel like an old curmudgeon for saying so (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #16
I hear ya. Just...things like The Constitution are written in cursive. While I'm sure... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #24
its not tested sad-cafe Jun 2013 #19
I think it's sad. Bad handwriting is one thing, but not being able to read cursive is a real loss, pnwmom Jun 2013 #21
There is a loss here Maeve Jun 2013 #22
Totally agree theHandpuppet Jun 2013 #105
Yeah, I was just going to chime in about my experience with German. JVS Jun 2013 #121
Fascinating! Thank you Maeve Jun 2013 #132
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2013 #23
So what do their signatures look like? dkf Jun 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2013 #57
If it is, then doctors shouldn't be witnesses either. u4ic Jun 2013 #25
It's not that she couldn't read cursive, it's that she couldn't read. no? Jesus Malverde Jun 2013 #28
See, I was under the same impression you were but I think it was JUST cursive. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #44
I'm confused Jesus Malverde Jun 2013 #55
If you can find an article that describes her as genuinely illerate, post a link. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #60
It was the cursive she could not read. HappyMe Jun 2013 #53
Then who is composing her tweets? apples and oranges Jun 2013 #56
The biggest shocker was that she was unable to read a letter she had supposedly written. JVS Jun 2013 #120
that is less common than you think arely staircase Jun 2013 #34
You don't need cursive to fill in the boxes on a test Downwinder Jun 2013 #35
In this computer age, I don't think it matters. My cursive is almost illegible now because fried eggs Jun 2013 #37
More's the pity. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #45
I both read and write in cursive LibertyLover Jun 2013 #42
My kids grew up in Ireland and were never taught cursive writing... nenagh Jun 2013 #47
"How can you write a decent love letter if you don't do it in cursive?" Matariki Jun 2013 #48
LOL! I'm 40. A little extra help in the lassoing department never hurts! Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #67
Many school districts are phasing out cursive, which poses a problem to sight readers apples and oranges Jun 2013 #50
I think it is sad UFLResearcher Jun 2013 #51
I can't even remember how to write all the capital letters in cursive. X_Digger Jun 2013 #59
My son's a leftie. I was thinking about the smudge factor today after I quizzed him. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #76
Her mother speaks French Creole Generic Other Jun 2013 #64
Does she speak French Creole? Is that her native language? Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #92
I learned to use cursive in first grade. bunnies Jun 2013 #66
some people miss manual typewriters too CreekDog Jun 2013 #101
Yeah. bunnies Jun 2013 #104
The only thing it is is an indictment of "No Child Left Behind" and "Race to the Bottom" ... Myrina Jun 2013 #70
How does one sign their name without cursive Politicalboi Jun 2013 #74
if that's the only use for cursive you can come up with CreekDog Jun 2013 #100
I can write in Gregg Shorthand HockeyMom Jun 2013 #77
Rachael WRITES in cursive. grok Jun 2013 #78
According to the article, she had to admit in open court that she did not write the letter. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #81
hmm. i blew it. grok Jun 2013 #95
I thought there was an 'education' movement going on to stop teaching sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #79
My dad is upset that I didn't learn Morse Code. tridim Jun 2013 #83
I had to learn Morse for my HAM radio operator's test years ago. Out of curiosity... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #90
I appreciate that our language is based on Latin roots.. tridim Jun 2013 #99
hell, i can't read some of that cursive writing out there shireen Jun 2013 #96
I just read that English is not her primary language. Lugnut Jun 2013 #97
Its still a language that uses latin script Travis_0004 Jun 2013 #109
I'm 57. I can't write readable cursive. I can barely print. TrogL Jun 2013 #98
What about signing your voting ballot? freeplessinseattle Jun 2013 #103
I can't remember seeing any cursive at work in the past 10 years.... cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #106
Other reasons to learn Cursive bhcodem Jun 2013 #107
Can we speak Kreyol or creolized Spanish? She can. flamingdem Jun 2013 #108
Do you know when handwriting might come in handy? Soundman Jun 2013 #112
CBS News: Is Cursive Writing Dead ? PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #113
We don't write with sharpened feathers or fountain pens anymore Nevernose Jun 2013 #115
I learned it at an early age. nyquil_man Jun 2013 #116
G'bye Cursive, and Good Riddance (and take the remnants of the Dewey Decimal System with you) Captain Stern Jun 2013 #117
What is relevant is that she did not write the letter as she claimed. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #118
I think it is an important thing to ask your child davidpdx Jun 2013 #124
no. spanone Jun 2013 #125
Did she EVER say that she, herself, wrote the letter? HiddenAgenda63 Jun 2013 #129
She also speaks three languages. Is that a big deal? baldguy Jun 2013 #131
I think it's more the lack of writing skill period Lurker Deluxe Jun 2013 #133
The issue was that she had alleged that she wrote the letter marshall Jun 2013 #134
Zimmerman chased down, shot, and killed... Iggo Jun 2013 #136
In respect of the case it is no big deal - or should not be intaglio Jun 2013 #140
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