Cursive Handwriting, I'm in Some Shock

[Tankeryanker]

Originally Posted by Caroline13

What do you folks do where legal papers and other official papers require Signature and Print??????

Actually, you do not need to "sign" a legal document. You can use an e-signature or simply "X" .

https://helpx.adobe.com/legal/esigna...ed-states.html

"An acceptable, legally binding signature can be as simple as the individual putting a mark on the document."

https://signaturely.com/legal-signatures/

[icecream]

Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

Actually, you do not need to "sign" a legal document. You can use an e-signature or simply "X" .

https://helpx.adobe.com/legal/esigna...ed-states.html

"An acceptable, legally binding signature can be as simple as the individual putting a mark on the document."

https://signaturely.com/legal-signatures/

That is just asking for problems, too easy to forge signatures with this stupid method.

[Penny Lane]

Originally Posted by icecream

That is just asking for problems, too easy to forge signatures with this stupid method.

I agree! STUPID!

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by Caroline13

Cursive (also known as joined-up writing) is any style of penmanship in which characters are written joined in a flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster, in contrast to block letters.


I've been under the impression that this penmanship was Standard in the Education World, it sure was in my world...Now I'm wondering about my own grandkids, they print a lot and I never gave it much thought.

My father had beautiful handwriting and that sticks out in my mind about him.

Wonder how many here do not write in cursive?????

Heard a commentary the other day from an older woman who was teaching a 10 yr old gal cursive writing....

I usually ONLY write cursive, I just find it easier and faster

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yep. I think it is totally unnecessary to teach cursive nowadays . So many other things that are much more important to learn. And esp. being that most things are typed now anyway not handwritten.

And not everyone can write pretty in cursive. Some can be basically unledgeable , printing is much clearer, easier to read .

Even though most things are typed nowdays, I still don't think we should lose the "art" of writing. I'm not so sure that EVERY SINGLE THING needs a POINT in order to be taught. Sometimes are just good to know. I remember in our Algebra 2 class our teacher literally told us, "You will only need this IF you're planning on teaching it" lol, she went on to explain it's purpose is basically to expand our thinking. Maybe cursive could be looked at that way..

Same for reading analog clock, it's just a good skill to have, and it's not THAT HARD to learn. So I don't see it clutters up curriculum

[PhoenixAcres]

Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

Even though most things are typed nowdays, I still don't think we should lose the "art" of writing. I'm not so sure that EVERY SINGLE THING needs a POINT in order to be taught. Sometimes are just good to know. I remember in our Algebra 2 class our teacher literally told us, "You will only need this IF you're planning on teaching it" lol, she went on to explain it's purpose is basically to expand our thinking. Maybe cursive could be looked at that way..

Same for reading analog clock, it's just a good skill to have, and it's not THAT HARD to learn. So I don't see it clutters up curriculum

I agree. That's an interesting way of looking at it.

[ponytail]

Originally Posted by Caroline13

I agree, I am glad I was taught both and even Gregg Shorthand for years of secretarial work I did in my life....How many here do Shorthand????

My mom knows shorthand. She was a secretary.

[ponytail]

My cursive is sloppy, but I try to write cursive when writing in a card. I have to slow down and write the message, otherwise I end up misspelling a word.

[Caroline13]

oh boy, being taught handwriting (cursive) when young is a lovely gift and so "normal", I never heard of the word cursive until a few yrs ago. The public school unions have their nose in everything they want to change, they want their money's worth that the teachers are paying to them via union dues......change is always going on but nothing like the GOOD OLD STUFF we need to get thru life, like people contact too.

[HuntingtonM15]

Originally Posted by Caroline13

oh boy, being taught handwriting (cursive) when young is a lovely gift and so "normal", I never heard of the word cursive until a few yrs ago. The public school unions have their nose in everything they want to change, they want their money's worth that the teachers are paying to them via union dues......change is always going on but nothing like the GOOD OLD STUFF we need to get thru life, like people contact too.

It was definitely called cursive when I started learning it in school upwards of 30 years ago.

[Bonniegirl]

Oh cursive SHURSIVE !!! I still stand by my posts of it being unnecessary. OK a compromise , I guess just make sure children can sign their name in cursive and if anyone wants to really learn how to read and write it, offer it as a elective class, not a mandatory thing to learn .

[Caroline13]

well, in my learnin years it was handwriting, and I did not ever hear the word cursive, I graduated high school 1956 and writing was all a part of the curriculum, 67 yrs ago....(i've let me spelling get sloppy)

[James28]

Originally Posted by icecream

Schools are not required to teach cursive anymore, which was a really stupid decision.

Dropping cursive writing from the school curriculum is not stupid at all. Cursive feels like a waste of space on paper compared to print. I'd also imagine cursive as being "for women" and also looks "expensive". If one is terrible at writing in cursive or doesn't see too much use for it, it's perfectly okay not to even learn to use it at all. It's perfectly okay for schools not to make cursive writing mandatory.

On my commentary sandbox papers (most of which are leftovers from my grade-school days), I never use cursive. Only print.

[Dude111]

I can write cursive but I prefer print

[TheLittleFaerie]

I don't get all these ppl prefering PRINT lol I'd much rather write cursive! So much faster! It's hard for me to print nowadays. When I start to print it merges into cursive.

And yes older generations referred to cursive as just plain WRITING, and print as PRINT!

My granny would say, "I'd much rather write than print"