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lol! I can't imagine that. I noticed that one of my kids (6 years old) read something I had written in cursive recently. Somehow, he figured it out.
I only find it usefull for taking notes. I can write cursive much faster. But my cursive isn't nearly as neat as it used to be, before I figured out I can type much faster than I can write!
How will people have a signature if they don't know cursive???
Electronic signatures like they use for many different things online perhaps? What about a pin like you do with FASFA and debit cards?
I learned it, as it was common when I was growing up, but my son will not learn it, as the state has made it optional and many school districts are no longer teaching it.
I have quite a bit of experience in the business, government, military, and non-profit world, and cursive is very rarely used. For that matter, hand-written communication is rarely used. Most things are done via email, text, telephone, or in-person communication.
The only cursive writing I do is when I have to sign something and even then, I have a scan of my signature that I add electronically to documents.
Cursive is outdated.
It's the same as teaching very advanced algebra or geometry. Unless you are an engineer, astronomer, or some other scientist, when do you ever use it? In the business world, it is much better to spend your time studying business than math (beyond addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
lol! I can't imagine that. I noticed that one of my kids (6 years old) read something I had written in cursive recently. Somehow, he figured it out.
I only find it usefull for taking notes. I can write cursive much faster. But my cursive isn't nearly as neat as it used to be, before I figured out I can type much faster than I can write!
How will people have a signature if they don't know cursive???
I also don't understand writing in print. If I have to write something it is much easier and a lot faster to use cursive.
I learned it, as it was common when I was growing up, but my son will not learn it, as the state has made it optional and many school districts are no longer teaching it.
I have quite a bit of experience in the business, government, military, and non-profit world, and cursive is very rarely used. For that matter, hand-written communication is rarely used. Most things are done via email, text, telephone, or in-person communication.
The only cursive writing I do is when I have to sign something and even then, I have a scan of my signature that I add electronically to documents.
Cursive is outdated.
It's the same as teaching very advanced algebra or geometry. Unless you are an engineer, astronomer, or some other scientist, when do you ever use it? In the business world, it is much better to spend your time studying business than math (beyond addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
Been in gov't and military and never come across "Access Logs"? The kind where you had to print and write your signature?
It's the same as teaching very advanced algebra or geometry. Unless you are an engineer, astronomer, or some other scientist, when do you ever use it? In the business world, it is much better to spend your time studying business than math (beyond addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
Engineers and scientists are handy folks to have around, often far more handy than the more parasitical members of the "business" class.
Ayway you make the mistake, common enough, of thinking that because you don't use something it's not needed. I write everyday and everyday I meet people who write; people who need to write to reform a task. Also I think it's good to learn some skills you might not use commercially; it makes us more refined, more...civilized.
Just think, if the system crashes the people who can write (and those who kept their receipts) will have a leg up.
Why they would want to stop teaching it is beyond me??? As one poster said why teach basic math anymore as we have calculators.....these are tools to expand your learning power...training your brain.
Can only provide first hand experience in this case but here it is:
I compose text at work all day. Both brief and detailed. Some keyed into the computer, or hand printed on sticky pads or in script(cursive) for my daily log book. I can always recall in detail what I wrote in my log book because of the concentration involved in composing script.
I notice similar at University that hand written notes in script where easier to recollect details than text keyed into a computer. Writing in print is too slow compared to script.
NB: I believe I read above that long division is no longer taught as well. I am surprised as I still use it.
I learned it, as it was common when I was growing up, but my son will not learn it, as the state has made it optional and many school districts are no longer teaching it.
I have quite a bit of experience in the business, government, military, and non-profit world, and cursive is very rarely used. For that matter, hand-written communication is rarely used. Most things are done via email, text, telephone, or in-person communication.
The only cursive writing I do is when I have to sign something and even then, I have a scan of my signature that I add electronically to documents.
Cursive is outdated.
I completely disagree with you. Writing in cursive is quicker and easier for note taking and handwritten note taking is better for studying that typing on an electronic device.
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