Originally Posted by
djmat
... I had written down exactly what brands & size I wanted to purchase. His reply to my note was, "I'm sorry ma'am, I cannot read cursive."
That's a rotten shame! They are not teaching cursive writing in schools now-a-days. That is really causing the children to become illiterate. They cannot sign checks or documents anymore. What are the schools teaching in place of cursive writing? Did time shrink while we were not watching? My kids are middle-aged adults now, but if they were children now, I would have home schooled in a heartbeat! Come on, parents of little ones. It really is not too hard to make sure your children will be educated. Their future depends on getting an education. The public school system has let us down. I'm saying this as an old school teacher!
I'm sorry for getting so serious here, but this really bugs me.