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ExWhoDoesntCare

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33. True--in the old days

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 08:12 PM

Oct 2023

Pencils were the great equalizer back then. However...

Improvements in ink technology doesn't undermine lefties so much anymore. Biros are still useless in this regard, but some of the newer pens like Uni Jetstream and Zebra Sarasa all have fast-drying ink formulas that were developed with lefties in mind. Even old-fashioned fountain pen inks jumped into the quick-dry game, at least a decade ago.

No matter what kind of pen these quick dry formulas fill, none of them have limited themselves to the same old black-blue-red, either. Sarasa comes in at least 25 colors. My leftie husband went nuts trying out colors he'd only dreamed about using without smudging ink everywhere.

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Does your kid know cursive? It's coming back as a requirement to CA schools [View all] brooklynite Oct 2023 OP

It's good for development of fine motor skills hardluck Oct 2023 #1

Yes. And while computers are used everywhere, so too (in many settings) are quick hand-written notes hlthe2b Oct 2023 #4

You could just have them learn to read cursive. carpetbagger Oct 2023 #11

Yes. The SCHOOLS could just have them learn to read cursive. Not the employer's responsiblity hlthe2b Oct 2023 #13

The research has indicated that simply looking at writing ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #23

Also: I can't remember the woman's name now ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #24

That's an interesting point about memory retention. dgauss Oct 2023 #56

One of the young librarians at my local branch mentioned to me niyad Oct 2023 #46

If you're right-handed. carpetbagger Oct 2023 #8

I'm left handed and still write in cursive hardluck Oct 2023 #10

My older sister is a left handed person and she has the most beautiful cursive writing kimbutgar Oct 2023 #40

Each of these Presidents were left-handed yet learned to write in cursive (some with non-dominant hand): hlthe2b Oct 2023 #17

True--in the old days ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #33

Do you mean plain ole Bic biro pens? electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #69

Oh, I'm left handed with a "half hook" writing position... electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #67

It's good for way more than that. ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #21

hmm, I took all my class notes in shorthand. niyad Oct 2023 #48

A head-to-head comparison of note-taking by summer_in_TX Oct 2023 #62

I wrote my bar exam by hand, too. Five sets of five essay questions over 2 1/2 days. rsdsharp Oct 2023 #57

When do you ever use it? Peppertoo Oct 2023 #68

This is nutty Peppertoo Oct 2023 #70

Do we really need this? indigovalley Oct 2023 #2

Yes. It is. See my comments upstream. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #5

Not everyone masters cursive indigovalley Oct 2023 #14

Then they will not be able to work in some settings where it is needed. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #16

One could say... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #30

Kindly read my other posts where I make clear how irresponsible that attitude is (even deadly in hlthe2b Oct 2023 #42

With all due respect... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #43

You have no clue what a modern ER is like so I'm just going to ignore you, hlthe2b Oct 2023 #45

Right back at you Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #47

No. I am trying to remain patient with someone who has no clue what I'm talking about hlthe2b Oct 2023 #51

Your solution is silly... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #53

It IS a requirement and increasingly so in other contexts as this becomes an issue. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #54

It's not just development of motor skills. summer_in_TX Oct 2023 #63

I thought part of the reason is educators feel it better for kids to get good at one type of writing IbogaProject Oct 2023 #27

You seem to have been a secondary special ed teacher. summer_in_TX Oct 2023 #71

Keyboard skills may be more important. Chainfire Oct 2023 #3

Keyboarding does not do nearly as much for summer_in_TX Oct 2023 #64

I don't know how it's a waste of time when it's phylny Oct 2023 #6

And there's no other way to do that? Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #49

Cursive writing opens neural pathways Bettie Oct 2023 #7

As a former teacher in CA BigmanPigman Oct 2023 #9

Ugh DavidDvorkin Oct 2023 #12

Good! Owl Oct 2023 #15

How do you sign an important document without knowing cursive? n/t Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #18

Exactly claudette Oct 2023 #29

Yep, good cursive writing is very nice to read n/t Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #35

I agree, claudette Deuxcents Oct 2023 #61

Absolutely! Butterflylady Oct 2023 #37

My youngest child will be 30 in 2 weeks. He never learned to write in cursive, but he can read it liberal_mama Oct 2023 #19

As long as he can read it... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #22

Cursive leads to bad spelling. LastDemocratInSC Oct 2023 #20

It's a waste of time. NT Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #25

Gotta ask my grands; among the 4 are at least 2 creatives. elleng Oct 2023 #26

I'm so glad claudette Oct 2023 #28

I didn't even know they stopped teaching cursive in schools, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2023 #31

I'm all for this. Arthur_Frain Oct 2023 #32

Yeah, I have mixed feelings about it too. I learned cursive. My mom called it 'longhand.' PatrickforB Oct 2023 #34

Yeah, here we go with this nonsense again. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2023 #36

and will they also teach them how to use a rotary dial phone? DBoon Oct 2023 #38

Excellent kimbutgar Oct 2023 #39

I don't think I would ever gotten through college without knowing cursive. GoodRaisin Oct 2023 #41

Me too tom_kelly Oct 2023 #59

Remember NowISeetheLight Oct 2023 #44

Yes, but because I emphasized its use. EllieBC Oct 2023 #50

At 77 years of age, I've been practicing "long hand" as we called it. rickford66 Oct 2023 #52

Writing in cursive is an art. Captain Stern Oct 2023 #55

Cursive writing over ther years has changed, just MerryBlooms Oct 2023 #58

I have several letters written by a paternal great-grandfather.... 3catwoman3 Oct 2023 #60

When I was a teacher's aide vapor2 Oct 2023 #65

Cursive?! "gasp" 🙄 electric_blue68 Oct 2023 #66

Pointless but whatever. Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #72

Cool! I'm all for it. Chakaconcarne Oct 2023 #73