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In reply to the discussion: The problem with you kids today is that you don't write in cursive [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)41. I write in cursive and no one can read what I write. My penmanship is that bad.
I have to print in block letters or type it on the computer and print it out if I want someone to understand what I'm saying. I have to admit though if someone has a fine hand, it's a work of art. I believe it's an art worth preserving for those who like doing it and who do it well. As far as not being able to read cursive, I think it's closer to the truth to say she probably can't read very well period, a blame I put on our deteriorating education system for not teaching her well, not her.
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There are good, cognitive reasons for cursive with regards to language processing.
politicat
Jun 2013
#2
+1 & People don't know that physical actions have physical STRUCTURAL effects upon the neurons
patrice
Jun 2013
#31
I don't think it's a reasonable system, I just don't think it's the script of Satan.
politicat
Jun 2013
#70
Why didn't she write in whatever script she writes in? Or doesn't she write at all?
FarCenter
Jun 2013
#16
no matter her reading and writing skills, what matters is that she is a witness to what happened
CreekDog
Jun 2013
#24
To enter a writing as evidence, you need a witness to testify that it is genuine and unaltered
FarCenter
Jun 2013
#36
it's pretty arbitrary of you to say that a printed signature is less than a cursive signature
CreekDog
Jun 2013
#33
The NC state legislature passed a bill requiring cursive be taught in schools.
alarimer
Jun 2013
#49