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Re:Can you read this cursive handwriting? The National Archi... by _pktm_ on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:01PM (#42745711)
Not that I can tell, unless you encounter a teacher who (personally) believes it’s worthwhile.

The real problem, IMO, is that they don’t teach cursive but also don’t teach typing. They’ve thrown laptops at the kids without giving them the basic skill necessary to be effective in that medium.

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Re:Can you read this cursive handwriting? The National Archi... by galangalalgol on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:19PM (#42745797)
They stopped teaching cursive for a number of years but all the schools in my area start it around age 6 or 7 now. They start typing the next year with some horribly boring typing program.
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