Re:Cursive Handwriting and Other Education Myths (2016)
by ghaff on Friday November 10, 2017 @02:11PM
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No. But I'd have a hard time making a case that cursive specifically (as opposed to handwriting more broadly) is some important life skill that warrants careful teaching in grade school. Personally my Palmer cursive skills (such as they were) probably peaked in about sixth grade to the point where they're effectively non-existent today.
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Re:Cursive Handwriting and Other Education Myths (2016)
by volkl48 on Friday November 10, 2017 @07:53PM
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I recall when taking the SAT in ~2009, that you were asked to copy a paragraph (honesty statement) in cursive.
That took most people 20 minutes because no one could remember cursive. I recall giving up and writing print with little attaching lines.
I don't know anyone under 30 who recall how to write in it. I'm sure there's a few, but for 95% of people it was forgotten before the age of 18.