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bbro · 10-11-2006, 11:03 AM

I ALWAYS write in cursive. As soon as we learned it, that was all that we were allowed to use. I can't stand printing, it takes too much time for me. It would take me at least 2 to 3 times longer printing than with cursive.

The only thing that I would wonder about is when these kids get to college. As far as I know, you can't take a computer in to do the essay tests.

Maybe I am confused, is it just cursive they aren't teaching? Or has the teaching of printing gone down, too?

The other thing is that people don't care about writing. One quote from the article (paraphrased) is that all important things that are turned are typed so what does it matter. But if I want to write a quick note, I am not going to go to the computer and print one out. I am just going to jot it down...in cursive. Why do I feel so ancient right now??

10-11-2006, 11:03 AM	#5
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I ALWAYS write in cursive. As soon as we learned it, that was all that we were allowed to use. I can't stand printing, it takes too much time for me. It would take me at least 2 to 3 times longer printing than with cursive. The only thing that I would wonder about is when these kids get to college. As far as I know, you can't take a computer in to do the essay tests. Maybe I am confused, is it just cursive they aren't teaching? Or has the teaching of printing gone down, too? The other thing is that people don't care about writing. One quote from the article (paraphrased) is that all important things that are turned are typed so what does it matter. But if I want to write a quick note, I am not going to go to the computer and print one out. I am just going to jot it down...in cursive. Why do I feel so ancient right now?? Last edited by bbro; 10-11-2006 at 11:07 AM.