@dancinyogi Neither of my children were taught cursive. I remember distinctly having to buy an Osmiroid fountain pen in grade 5 — almost a rite of passage then.
Recently it has been mandated and re added to curriculum in my home province so all of my grandchildren will be taught it (maybe - the 11 year old may be beyond the mandate). Seems like a totally useless skill to me — but some mumbo jumbo justification is being used to get kids to learn. (a total anachronism in my mind)
@dancinyogi A geographic component would be interesting. I was born in France and I learned it at school and I guess it’s common in European countries?
When I emigrated to Canada I was very surprised to see that it’s was 99% of the time unknown. So I had to learn to stop writing in cursive because so many people were unable to read my writing. 😊
@dancinyogi Yes, I can read and write it… but my “handwriting” is a combination of block “printed” capitals and a combination of printed and “written” lower case letters. Some are connected to one another, some are not.
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the 3rd and 4th options imply that the 1st and 2nd are exclusive.
that is, the 2nd option actually reads, "yes, i can write cursive, but i cannot 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 cursive"
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@dancinyogi What kind of person can write but not read cursive? ROM handwriting?
In Italian we say: “chi non può leggere la propria scrittura è un asino di natura”: “those who cannot read their own handwriting are donkeys/asses by nature”.
@dancinyogi Well, at least in theory... Whether practice allows it to happen would be another matter entirely. I have trouble with reading typeset books at times, and typing on a computer keyboard at times.
@dancinyogi basically my attempts at cursive these days are little better than chicken scratching; I know what it's supposed to look like, but trying to get it that way is frustrating, and printing is just so much easier...
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