Cursive in school: Should it still be taught to 3rd and 4th graders?

[OutHouse]

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Who here still uses cursive to write? Many schools in the Denver Public School system are teaching cursive as cursory and not grading students on the loop of the L or the curly on the Q... The reason is because of computers and schools (high school) wanting assignments typed rather than wrote.

So what say you, is cursive dead? I hardly never write in cursive, when I do put pen to paper its just more natural for me to print.

 

[Queasy]

I rarely write in cursive anymore but I think it should still be taught.

 

[So]

Signatures are still necessary in society, and it's good to be able to read it if you ever come across it. So, yes. But I rarely uses it anymore.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Absolutely. I took all my notes in college in cursive, despite having a laptop. It was just faster, especially when something needed to be diagrammed. I also use cursive whenever I write a note to someone. It's just more personal.

ZV

 

[slsmnaz]

I hope they still teach capitalization and grammer though.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
I also use cursive whenever I write a note to someone. It's just more personal.

ZV

exactly. i too use cursive when im giving someone a note or a card.

 

[Chaotic42]

My cursive is an absolute atrocity, despite having it drilled into me, so I don't know if it does any good. I hate reading the stuff anyway.

 

[pontifex]

only time i write cursive anymore is to sign checks or other documents.

 

[acemcmac]

I think people mixing curisive and print ruins handwriting. If we didn't teach cursive, everyone's handwriting would be 1000x more legible. Grade schools need to standardize when they expect each because it's the petered out support for cursive in the years after you learn it that leads to the disintegration of handwriting skill...

 

[Lonyo]

I use it all the time. I'd rather write most things by hand, except essays.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: So
Signatures are still necessary in society, and it's good to be able to read it if you ever come across it. So, yes. But I rarely uses it anymore.

oh yea, that is another reason the DPS is just teaching cursive as cursory.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

never....after doing page after page after page after page of block-style lettering assignments in college...thats all I use

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: So
Signatures are still necessary in society, and it's good to be able to read it if you ever come across it. So, yes. But I rarely uses it anymore.

I wouldnt say that signatures are cursive. Everyone has their own individual signature.

 

[fitzov]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
I hope they still teach capitalization and grammer though.

...and vocabulary, including spelling.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
I think people mixing curisive and print ruins handwriting. If we didn't teach cursive, everyone's handwriting would be 1000x more legible. Grade schools need to standardize when they expect each because it's the petered out support for cursive in the years after you learn it that leads to the disintegration of handwriting skill...

Actually, the whole point of script ("cursive") is that it is much more unique to the individual and therefore more personal. My script has several unique traits whereas my printing is essentially copybook and may as well be something out of a typewriter for all the personal character it has.

ZV

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: fitzov

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
I hope they still teach capitalization and grammer though.

...and vocabulary, including spelling.

typed too fast, oops. Where's the damn spellcheck?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: So
Signatures are still necessary in society, and it's good to be able to read it if you ever come across it. So, yes. But I rarely uses it anymore.

I wouldnt say that signatures are cursive. Everyone has their own individual signature.

They're based on cursive though, you must admit.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: fitzov

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
I hope they still teach capitalization and grammer though.

...and vocabulary, including spelling.

typed too fast, oops. Where's the damn spellcheck?

and you tried to "own me" hahahahah

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: fitzov

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
I hope they still teach capitalization and grammer though.

...and vocabulary, including spelling.

typed too fast, oops. Where's the damn spellcheck?

and you tried to "own me" hahahahah

Nah, you did just fine on your own. (BTW: you didn't catch it)

 

[ZetaEpyon]

I think it should still be taught, if for no other reason than so that they are able to read it.
That said, I can probably not comfortably write anything in cursive now, aside from my signature.

I remember taking the SAT about 8 years ago and having to write a paragraph in cursive (it specifically said not to print), and it being awkward as hell.

 

[Electric Amish]

I always write in cursive.

 

[mugs]

I haven't used cursive in a good 15 years.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Actually, the whole point of script ("cursive") is that it is much more unique to the individual and therefore more personal. My script has several unique traits whereas my printing is essentially copybook and may as well be something out of a typewriter for all the personal character it has.

ZV

Maybe at elementary school ages printing is essentially copybook and devoid of personal character. However, I think you'll still find that handwritten print can still be quite individual. I know that my own printing is considerably different from anyone else that I work with.

 

[timosyy]

I was taught cursive before print.

(Private preschool... I learned cursive when I was 3 or 4).

That said, I hardly ever use it. Its fun because it flows well, but I just like print better.

 

[ScottyB]

I always write in cursive. If I print, my hand cramps up and I can only write a few sentences at a time. Also my print is hardly legible.