Technology killing handwriting

Undertoad · 10-11-2006, 10:16 AM

Washington Post: The Handwriting is On the Wall - Researchers see a downside as keyboards replace pens in school

Cursive handwriting is no longer taught.

I wrote this 7 years ago:

glatt · 10-11-2006, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Cursive handwriting is no longer taught.

I welcome this particular change. What I miss is having shoeboxes full of letters you can go back and read.

Flint · 10-11-2006, 10:20 AM

Synchronicity. I was going to start a thread where people post bits of their hand-writing. (I'm obsessed with mine...)

Griff · 10-11-2006, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Cursive handwriting is no longer taught.

Actually it still is and my daughter hates it as much as I did. I took some exams recently which required cursive handwriting samples, I guess for ID purposes. I totally blanked for a moment, how the heck do I write "I" in cursive? Outside of my sig I probably haven't used cursive writing in 25 years.

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??

Flint · 10-11-2006, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bbro

As far as I know, you can't take a computer in to do the essay tests.

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lumberjim · 10-11-2006, 11:14 AM

i happen to possess a collection of some dwellars handwriting. the funniest by far is sycamore. it's like a 13 yr old girl's. all loopy and stuff. if he used hearts to dot his i's, the illusion would be complete.

Shawnee123 · 10-11-2006, 11:14 AM

I've always written in a combination of cursive and printed letters...sometimes an individual letter will be either way depending on what letter came before it or after it.

Sundae · 10-11-2006, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Synchronicity. I was going to start a thread where people post bits of their hand-writing. (I'm obsessed with mine...)

Please do! I love looking at people's handwriting. I think it's a great insight into character.

Very clear handwriting by the way UT.

Ummmm - I assume cursive simply means joined-up handwriting....?

Stormieweather · 10-11-2006, 12:51 PM

My handwriting changes dependant upon my state of mind at the time of the writing. When feeling confident and poised my letters are rounded and girlish with almost no tilt. During stressful times, my handwriting is all over the place, letters leaning right and left without consistancy. And when I'm confused or struggling mentally/emotionally, my cursive leans backwards (left). The actual formation of the letters also changes based on varied circumstances.

Yes, I'm fascinated by cursive handwriting and what it can tell about the person who wrote it.

Stormie

Bullitt · 10-11-2006, 01:07 PM

I had to learn how to write three times throughout school.. first there was print, then denealion, then cursive. Denealion (or however its friggin spelled) was like a mix of cursive and print. Loopy disjointed letters that look like you took cursive and cut it up, yet not because the letters were sometimes different in cursive.
Pretty much sucked.

KinkyVixen · 10-11-2006, 04:48 PM

I've never actually analyzed my handwriting, other than to say it's not very pretty, nor is it girlie...it's more along the lines of chicken scratches, literally. I've always been jealous of those with pretty handwriting though. Is it because I learned early on to be lazy about my handwriting? I've heard that with practice you can change it...but i've never actually tried, so maybe I am just that lazy.

So I wouldn't say that I'm obsessed with handwriting...but it's definitely fun to check out the differences...so i'm all about posting people's handwriting. I'll even post mine, for ridicule sake...
Mine is a lot like Stormie's though...depends a lot on the circumstances surrounding my writing...

xoxoxoBruce · 10-11-2006, 06:20 PM

I should have been a Doctor.

Torrere · 10-11-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Cursive handwriting is no longer taught.

Hurray!

Alas, I was born too early, and I had to write in cursive during school. I must've resisted it fiercely, because I really never learned to write cursive. In the fifth grade, it would take me hours to write a small page in cursive, and I've always been much happier writing in italic

I was never good at the "I" in cursive either --- well, I could do an I in cursive, but I always tried to connect it to the next letter and couldn't.

PS: Undertoad, your handwriting is unreal! Although that isn't cursive (mostly), it is incredibly neat.

Undertoad · 10-12-2006, 07:27 AM

I learned the cursive, but abandoned it after a year because my own style was already faster and more fun to me.

10-11-2006, 10:16 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Technology killing handwriting Washington Post: The Handwriting is On the Wall - Researchers see a downside as keyboards replace pens in school Cursive handwriting is no longer taught. I wrote this 7 years ago:

10-11-2006, 10:20 AM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Synchronicity. I was going to start a thread where people post bits of their hand-writing. (I'm obsessed with mine...) __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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.

10-11-2006, 11:14 AM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i happen to possess a collection of some dwellars handwriting. the funniest by far is sycamore. it's like a 13 yr old girl's. all loopy and stuff. if he used hearts to dot his i's, the illusion would be complete. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-11-2006, 11:14 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I've always written in a combination of cursive and printed letters...sometimes an individual letter will be either way depending on what letter came before it or after it. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-11-2006, 12:51 PM	#10
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	My handwriting changes dependant upon my state of mind at the time of the writing. When feeling confident and poised my letters are rounded and girlish with almost no tilt. During stressful times, my handwriting is all over the place, letters leaning right and left without consistancy. And when I'm confused or struggling mentally/emotionally, my cursive leans backwards (left). The actual formation of the letters also changes based on varied circumstances. Yes, I'm fascinated by cursive handwriting and what it can tell about the person who wrote it. Stormie __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

10-11-2006, 01:07 PM	#11
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	I had to learn how to write three times throughout school.. first there was print, then denealion, then cursive. Denealion (or however its friggin spelled) was like a mix of cursive and print. Loopy disjointed letters that look like you took cursive and cut it up, yet not because the letters were sometimes different in cursive. Pretty much sucked. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

10-11-2006, 04:48 PM	#12
KinkyVixen Marching In! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 580	I've never actually analyzed my handwriting, other than to say it's not very pretty, nor is it girlie...it's more along the lines of chicken scratches, literally. I've always been jealous of those with pretty handwriting though. Is it because I learned early on to be lazy about my handwriting? I've heard that with practice you can change it...but i've never actually tried, so maybe I am just that lazy. So I wouldn't say that I'm obsessed with handwriting...but it's definitely fun to check out the differences...so i'm all about posting people's handwriting. I'll even post mine, for ridicule sake... Mine is a lot like Stormie's though...depends a lot on the circumstances surrounding my writing... __________________ "Smile before bed.You'll sleep better."

10-11-2006, 06:20 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I should have been a Doctor. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-12-2006, 07:27 AM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I learned the cursive, but abandoned it after a year because my own style was already faster and more fun to me.

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