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Ms. Toad

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Tue Dec 30, 2014, 08:53 PM

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If you don't know how to write cursive, then how [View all] clydefrand Dec 2014 OP

My Great Uncle could neither read nor write, but he could sign his name ... Scuba Dec 2014 #1

Are schools teaching even THIS much? WinkyDink Dec 2014 #6

It has been replaced by how to fill in bubbles correctly. femmocrat Dec 2014 #26

Common Core has replaced bubbles... onecaliberal Dec 2014 #29

I printed in school CreekDog Dec 2014 #85

My kids are learning cursive sharp_stick Dec 2014 #28

Of course not. LWolf Dec 2014 #42

That's what I do, too. eom. rogerashton Dec 2014 #36

I know someone who can write his name madokie Dec 2014 #103

I spent a weekend a few years ago trying to teach two teens cursive. 2theleft Dec 2014 #2

You could not read my name Duckhunter935 Dec 2014 #3

I was going to ask if anyone had ever been to a doctor, lol... Phentex Dec 2014 #15

Yes, mine types her chart notes into a terminal in the exam room CreekDog Dec 2014 #86

My signature was destroyed working in medical labs. hunter Dec 2014 #70

I am pro-cursive. bigwillq Dec 2014 #4

Yeah - my writing process would not be the same without cursive Iris Dec 2014 #16

We are kindred spirits in this. MANative Dec 2014 #22

I am too. Especially because I am interested in genealogy and sometimes it is tough enough to seaglass Dec 2014 #18

But, don't you think it would have been easier if our ancestors DawgHouse Dec 2014 #52

Easier to read, not easier to write which I am guessing was the whole point of cursive. I'd hate to seaglass Dec 2014 #56

True! Although in some cases, I've almost need a translator for some very old records! nt DawgHouse Dec 2014 #58

I can totally write cursive but depending on who wrote it I may not be able to read it. TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #117

I already run into problems with people that cannot read cursive csziggy Dec 2014 #120

Have you ever written with a fountain pen or with a dip (nib) pen? csziggy Dec 2014 #118

Oh yes, I love writing with a fountain pen or a calligraphy pen nt DawgHouse Dec 2014 #119

That's actually a concern that has been mentioned. Iris Dec 2014 #95

If you were interested in genealogy Mariana Dec 2014 #110

Of course now it would be easy to learn, I was thinking much further into the future. n/t seaglass Dec 2014 #114

I can manage to read & write cursive as well as the old pre-WWII deutsches Schrift, Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #82

If you don't know how to write cursive, then how do you sign a check, or, a contract? baldguy Dec 2014 #5

Mr. Lew is simply and deliberately being an ass. WinkyDink Dec 2014 #8

My Dad's signature is similar to Mr Lew's RockaFowler Dec 2014 #47

Exactly! 2naSalit Dec 2014 #65

Not really. Ms. Toad Dec 2014 #107

I am appalled, having watched too many h.s. seniors struggle to finish a test in time because they WinkyDink Dec 2014 #7

+1 lunasun Dec 2014 #35

Printing an essay... Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #77

I was raised not to curse 1step Dec 2014 #9

Printed signature works fine. Feral Child Dec 2014 #10

If there's money in your account they'll take anything. ucrdem Dec 2014 #11

However you write your name, it is valid as a signature. MineralMan Dec 2014 #12

On Christmas morning my 12 year old daughter LibertyLover Dec 2014 #13

You can buy online a great cursive instruction book called "handwriting without tears" kimbutgar Dec 2014 #39

Thank you! LibertyLover Dec 2014 #54

Do you regret kids not learning the slide rule RunInCircles Dec 2014 #14

That is not true malaise Dec 2014 #17

Slide rules are the future Major Nikon Dec 2014 #32

I learned to cursive and later on to type. How is it there was time enough to learn KittyWampus Dec 2014 #72

Slide rule is the extentension of logarithm functions. immoderate Dec 2014 #80

+1 n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2014 #109

Actually, yes. Ms. Toad Dec 2014 #108

Isn't it so much nicer to get an e-mail love note or card Historic NY Dec 2014 #19

Not only do they not write essays in class with pen & paper... DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #112

i can sign my name in cursive but cant use cursive writing other than that belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #20

Not everything can be done on a computer HockeyMom Dec 2014 #21

I think it is apalling... Punkingal Dec 2014 #23

It's not just writing, it's also being able to read it. alarimer Dec 2014 #24

Fortunately, one can learn to read and write cursive at any time. Mariana Dec 2014 #44

I get your point... catnhatnh Dec 2014 #53

Even most cursive documents over a century old can be fairly challenging Posteritatis Dec 2014 #74

Dumb premise. JoePhilly Dec 2014 #25

What's a check? nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #27

I'm 30 and I've never signed a check or a contract. Agschmid Dec 2014 #30

You can buy a car without signing your name? nt Logical Dec 2014 #60

Yup. And I bought new at a dealer! Agschmid Dec 2014 #97

Why writing in cursive or old shorthand is faster HockeyMom Dec 2014 #31

Writing in cursive is not always faster than typing on a computer, not by a long shot. SheilaT Dec 2014 #57

Not so, actually. For example, I type about 100 wpm on MineralMan Dec 2014 #84

I force my children to write in cursive lunasun Dec 2014 #33

And while we're at it nichomachus Dec 2014 #34

Not necessary LynnTTT Dec 2014 #37

I don't think they should stop teaching cursive. hamsterjill Dec 2014 #38

Cursive stimulates parts of the brain that Lilyhoney Dec 2014 #40

Helps develop fine motor skills too. /nt gvstn Dec 2014 #41

Not universally. Ms. Toad Dec 2014 #115

I never use a consistent signature BubbaFett Dec 2014 #43

Nobody "requires" cursive for a signature brooklynite Dec 2014 #45

If you don't know how to write cursive, apparently you can still be Treasury Secretary brooklynite Dec 2014 #46

DooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOd!!!!!! That's what that looks like, to me! nt MADem Dec 2014 #78

I think most people come up with a scribble for their names Warpy Dec 2014 #48

Specially lined paper. bikebloke Dec 2014 #49

I worked for the Dept of Human Services for 31 yrs... Stellar Dec 2014 #50

I don't believe cursive is a requirement for signing a check DrDan Dec 2014 #51

A signature is simply how you write your name. DawgHouse Dec 2014 #55

Signatures KateGladstone Dec 2014 #59

Print? GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #61

Autographs just wouldn't be the same if not written in cursive. VScott Dec 2014 #62

Funny. Who writes checks anymore? Who gets checks anymore? randome Dec 2014 #63

Me and me. Vinca Dec 2014 #87

Ditto. I'm currently sitting here listening to my spouse Ms. Toad Dec 2014 #116

Most people actually write in a hybrid style BlindTiresias Dec 2014 #64

If you write in cursive, how do you expect anyone else to read it? Threedifferentones Dec 2014 #66

knowing print and cursive gives one a choice, an option, expanding possibilities. There is NO msongs Dec 2014 #67

Translators for old documents in cursive HockeyMom Dec 2014 #68

*facepalm* (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2014 #75

Been awhile since a good kids-these-days, decline-of-civilization cursive thread. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2014 #69

Lots of problems with getting rid of cursive. kiva Dec 2014 #71

The reason for teaching cursive is brain development. AND it's also easier to learn KittyWampus Dec 2014 #73

Cursive saves time ... JEFF9K Dec 2014 #76

There's an artistic element to cursive. nilesobek Dec 2014 #79

There are studies emerging that cursive writing is linked to better school performance riderinthestorm Dec 2014 #81

Thank You. Americans' artistic and imaginative development is stunted enough. KittyWampus Dec 2014 #83

Painted murals on my Grandson's room HockeyMom Dec 2014 #93

Think about it ...no cursive and no music. peace13 Dec 2014 #89

And who writes checks anymore? Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #88

My daughter taught herself cursive at 5 HockeyMom Dec 2014 #90

My Dad signed his name "X x". He was a junior. :) n/t benz380 Dec 2014 #91

Quills, stone carving, clay tablets FreeJoe Dec 2014 #92

Legal documents HockeyMom Dec 2014 #94

They can write FreeJoe Dec 2014 #96

Quills, stove carving, clay tablets, cursive writing. Which of these things is not like the others? Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #99

OK, if we want to get pendantic FreeJoe Dec 2014 #106

Actual cursive has very little to do with signatures. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #98

I was drilled in cursive intensively in school. Denzil_DC Dec 2014 #100

When students are about eight years old mainstreetonce Dec 2014 #101

You sign it by signing it. Scootaloo Dec 2014 #102

Any mark you make on paper is a legal signature Spider Jerusalem Dec 2014 #104

I use cursive handwriting on my Note 4.... FloriTexan Dec 2014 #105

Looking back at a few handwriting samples in my own family.. annabanana Dec 2014 #111

The Palmer Method did make for lovely handwriting... DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #113