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In reply to the discussion: Some states preserve penmanship despite tech gains [View all]Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)34. Is there only one font on a computer? Cursive is ONE font.
Forcing a child into just one way of writing is more of a lesson in conformity. I find the implied message that there is but a single way to write very limiting. The situations in the real word where there is only one correct answer are a small minority.
Capital cursive Zs and Qs are ridiculous, they look nothing like the vast majority of fonts. Lower case r is more inferred from context than its shape. I find myself using synonyms to avoid having to write Zs and Qs.
I do use cursive when writing out a card, but that is the one place I use it.
Did you really mean to imply that the way a message is written is more important than the message itself? That there is only one proper font for handwriting?
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It's always best to learn how past methods worked, in order to have a backup.
Crowman1979
Nov 2012
#2
Wasn't there a report on the new ACT requiring a cursive essay with cursive signature?
Hestia
Nov 2012
#3
Other than my signature, I haven't written three words in cursive in over 20 years
Orrex
Nov 2012
#9
I actually have to have my assistant fill out forms at my work because nobody can read mine....
Socal31
Nov 2012
#12
It probably has to do with the age at which children are taught to write.
surrealAmerican
Nov 2012
#29
I'm not sure cursive per se matters; but I process info better when I write it out
snot
Nov 2012
#18
My intent was to demonstrate that there should be no single correct way to write
Thor_MN
Nov 2012
#49