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In reply to the discussion: Rachel Jeantel, witness at Zimmerman trial, can't read or write in cursive. Is that a big deal? [View all]davidpdx
(22,000 posts)124. I think it is an important thing to ask your child
writing skills will never stop being important.
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Rachel Jeantel, witness at Zimmerman trial, can't read or write in cursive. Is that a big deal? [View all]
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
OP
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
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
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
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
Of course, but to encourage todays' youth to be ignorant of the notes written by parents/grandparent
hlthe2b
Jun 2013
#88
I agree about the utility of printing. It's the lack of being able to read and write in...
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#38
Funny, how I was expected to learn both to write in cursive AND to touch type...
hlthe2b
Jun 2013
#12
When I was a child, I was punished by a vindictive teacher who refused to teach me cursive because..
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#18
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
We're all good! I just wanted to make that clear because so many people read DU, it's..
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#75
It's disturbing from an educational perspective; however, it's irrelevant to
kestrel91316
Jun 2013
#14
One of my career incarnations was as a 35mm film projectionist. I know what you mean...
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#33
I hear ya. Just...things like The Constitution are written in cursive. While I'm sure...
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#24
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
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
If you can find an article that describes her as genuinely illerate, post a link.
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#60
The biggest shocker was that she was unable to read a letter she had supposedly written.
JVS
Jun 2013
#120
In this computer age, I don't think it matters. My cursive is almost illegible now because
fried eggs
Jun 2013
#37
Many school districts are phasing out cursive, which poses a problem to sight readers
apples and oranges
Jun 2013
#50
My son's a leftie. I was thinking about the smudge factor today after I quizzed him.
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#76
The only thing it is is an indictment of "No Child Left Behind" and "Race to the Bottom" ...
Myrina
Jun 2013
#70
According to the article, she had to admit in open court that she did not write the letter.
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#81
I had to learn Morse for my HAM radio operator's test years ago. Out of curiosity...
Poll_Blind
Jun 2013
#90
G'bye Cursive, and Good Riddance (and take the remnants of the Dewey Decimal System with you)
Captain Stern
Jun 2013
#117