Can you read and write cursive?
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
April 9, 2016 9:13am CST
Yesterday, I had an appointment. They asked me to print my name on the sign-in sheet so they could read it.
Many younger people today can not read or write cursive. Schools do not teach it anymore. Most older people can.
They learned in school. There used to be penmanship classes where you practiced making loops and whorls and learned to write words.
So, I was wondering, do most of you myLotters read and/or write in cursive? Do you think they should still teach it in school? Why or why not?
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11 responses
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Apr 16
Interesting... May I ask why you would consider cursive a basic skill, @Ronrybs ?
My pc just informed me that I have never spoken to you before.
Hello! It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance here on myLot.
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@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
12 Apr 16
@DaddyEvil Hi, it is quicker to write cursive than print out letters. Being a neat writer is always good - I do fail on that on sometimes!
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Apr 16
Yes, Jo Ann, I can both read and write in cursive.
I haven't actually written in cursive since before I graduated High School. (I just wrote myself a note. Cursive is like riding a bike. Once learned, never forgotten.)
I graduated in 1982. The powers that be had already seen the handwriting on the wall and stopped insisting on the use of cursive writing skills.
Normally, if I write something by hand, I use capital letters and a block style. It is easier to write and for others to read. (It also appears neat and tidy, which is a plus for the younger generations!)
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
24 Jun 16
@akalinus Uhm... I doubt it, Jo Ann. I like museums. I've been in several that featured older tech. The Memopads they had still looked new.
You realize that floppy disks aren't that far out of date, right? Take it down to a computer repair place and have them retrieve the memory and put it onto a flash drive for you.
It shouldn't take long or be too expensive.
I even have a working floppy drive installed here somewhere. LOL! Yes, that could be taken two ways... Aren't you happy I was being polite? LMAO!
I haven't tried to use it in ten years or so, but it worked fine last time I did try it.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
24 Jun 16
@DaddyEvil Maybe a museum would be interested in your old technology. I still have some floppy disks that I can't get the information off of. One is everything I remembered about my dad. My memory was fresher back then, I probably forgot half of it by now. I wish I had a way to retrieve the information.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
24 Jun 16
Wow... it happened that early? Then again, I was home schooled and of course my mom made my learn cursive. Originally, I hated it. Now I like it.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
9 Apr 16
Yes I can read and write cursive, however I am not sure you or anybody would be able to read my cursive.. It is more of a scribble type of cursive..Yes they should still teach kids how to write, but with all the new gadgets they come out with I don't think they will teach them in scool anymore
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Apr 16
Yes I know how to read and write in cursive/script and I am teaching my children how to also since I Home School them. They will need to know how to sign their name at least when their older so i don't understand why schools don't teach that anymore... 
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Apr 16
Yes, I do, and Yes they should. There are still forms that require our signatures in two places, printing and writing. So yes, it should be taught. I was surprised to find out it wasn't. There is so much going by the wayside in schools today.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
24 Jun 16
I make notes and lists and labels and such in print, but a couple years ago I started writing all my letters (yes, I do those) and journal entries in cursive. It really does help prevent writer's cramp. I think it should still be taught, but at the same time I like being able to write in a secret code that's impenetrable to the eyes of anyone under twenty five.
