Palmer Handwriting
Posted 01-09-2009 at 04:42 AM by elston
My son called me the other day from out of state and asked me how to write the letter "J" in cursive writing. He explained that he had been telling his first grade daughter about "writing" and she didnt know what he was talking about and then he couldnt find any examples of "writing" to show her and when he tried to do it....he couldnt remember how to. Try to explain "how to" write a letter "J" over the telephone; it is very difficult....party games could be made from such an exercise.
I was surprised that he didnt know how to write, as I was sure he had learned when he was a little boy. He said that he had; but had forgotten. He had moved out of state when he graduated high school and said, when he got to his new home, people would question his "handwriting" and act as if he were writing in a foreign language....it was a curiousity. He adapted to the new ways, and gave up "penmanship" in favor of print.
I realize that much of what I write everyday is in "print" also. I had a job where I used to lead group discussions.....and I had used "print" on the oversized work sheets to jot down the various contributions people made; I used "print" to make shopping lists; I used "print" to "write" letters and cards. When I look over my written communication it is a mixture of printing and writing--primarily "print". The only time I reliably use script is for my signature.
I am going to make a conscious effort to re-establish script as my primary style.....although I realize that more and more, I use the computer keyboard for my written communication. I also think that my wanting to hold out for "hand writing" is akin to the effort to hold out for doing arithmatic in one's head rather than using calculators.
As an afterthought, it occurs to me that on some legal forms they require that you both print and write your name....I wonder what people do who don't know how to write. I think sometimes I have seen adult signatures that look like they were written by a fourth grader.....I suppose that if you never write except on rare occassions for a legal signature....your penmanship skill might be fixated at an early skill developmental level.
I will see how this adventure works out as I try to reclaim my own penmanship skills. I can already feel the presence of my 5th grade teacher. "Miss Savage" walking up and down the rows of desks with her ruler, poised to crack the wrist of lazy students who are writing in a cramped style using their wrist instead of their entire arm to form the Palmer script, on the pre-lined exercise paper.
I was surprised that he didnt know how to write, as I was sure he had learned when he was a little boy. He said that he had; but had forgotten. He had moved out of state when he graduated high school and said, when he got to his new home, people would question his "handwriting" and act as if he were writing in a foreign language....it was a curiousity. He adapted to the new ways, and gave up "penmanship" in favor of print.
I realize that much of what I write everyday is in "print" also. I had a job where I used to lead group discussions.....and I had used "print" on the oversized work sheets to jot down the various contributions people made; I used "print" to make shopping lists; I used "print" to "write" letters and cards. When I look over my written communication it is a mixture of printing and writing--primarily "print". The only time I reliably use script is for my signature.
I am going to make a conscious effort to re-establish script as my primary style.....although I realize that more and more, I use the computer keyboard for my written communication. I also think that my wanting to hold out for "hand writing" is akin to the effort to hold out for doing arithmatic in one's head rather than using calculators.
As an afterthought, it occurs to me that on some legal forms they require that you both print and write your name....I wonder what people do who don't know how to write. I think sometimes I have seen adult signatures that look like they were written by a fourth grader.....I suppose that if you never write except on rare occassions for a legal signature....your penmanship skill might be fixated at an early skill developmental level.
I will see how this adventure works out as I try to reclaim my own penmanship skills. I can already feel the presence of my 5th grade teacher. "Miss Savage" walking up and down the rows of desks with her ruler, poised to crack the wrist of lazy students who are writing in a cramped style using their wrist instead of their entire arm to form the Palmer script, on the pre-lined exercise paper.
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My penmanship has always been atrocious, thanks to my 3rd grade teacher. She told my mother at a P/T conference how bad my writing is. Mom looked at the blackboard, saw the teacher's writing and informed her that my writing matched hers! Sr. whats-her-name was not amused!Posted 01-10-2009 at 10:51 AM by nomoresnow
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I love it! Good for your Mom!
I remember that each afternoon the teacher would remind us all to make sure our ink wells were covered so the ink wouldnt evaporate. Even tho I had the reputation of being a "good boy"....I would surreptitiously leave my ink well lid up.....and each morning I would look at the ceiling to see if the evaporated ink would make a blue stain on the ceiling.....I understood just enough of evaporation to think it might.....but not enough to understand that the dye was a solid and wouldnt evaporate. It was so dangerous and I felt so wicked at the time.Posted 01-10-2009 at 04:06 PM by elston
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Somewhere in my 20's I started printing and the only time still today that I write cursive is when I'm in a hurry, it is much faster. I've had to make my signature look like a hybrid of printing and cursive though to appease the "authorities" if you will.Posted 01-11-2009 at 05:54 PM by BoundtofindME
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Practice practice practice
I have been using script instead of print for most of my handwritten materials..and it is coming back to me.....at first it was awkward...but I am getting a much better "hand".Posted 03-06-2009 at 09:48 AM by elston
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