Can you read cursive?
01-17-2025, 09:07 AM
#11
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Depends on whose cursive you're talking about, lol. Mine used to be lovely, but arthritis and lack of doing it have left me with not as nice writing.
Over 10 years ago, while proctoring SAT exams at the school where I worked, it became obvious that students were unable to write in cursive. There was one sentence that they had to write, declaring that they were the person they said, and sign their name. It would often take 10 minutes for students to write this out, and even then, some were just connecting the printed letters with a line.
As biometrics become more readily available, even signatures will probably become unnecessary. Can't use my fingerprint, they've faded away to nothing.
Over 10 years ago, while proctoring SAT exams at the school where I worked, it became obvious that students were unable to write in cursive. There was one sentence that they had to write, declaring that they were the person they said, and sign their name. It would often take 10 minutes for students to write this out, and even then, some were just connecting the printed letters with a line.
As biometrics become more readily available, even signatures will probably become unnecessary. Can't use my fingerprint, they've faded away to nothing.
01-17-2025, 05:30 PM
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Depends on whose cursive you're talking about, lol. Mine used to be lovely, but arthritis and lack of doing it have left me with not as nice writing.
Over 10 years ago, while proctoring SAT exams at the school where I worked, it became obvious that students were unable to write in cursive. There was one sentence that they had to write, declaring that they were the person they said, and sign their name. It would often take 10 minutes for students to write this out, and even then, some were just connecting the printed letters with a line.
As biometrics become more readily available, even signatures will probably become unnecessary. Can't use my fingerprint, they've faded away to nothing.
Over 10 years ago, while proctoring SAT exams at the school where I worked, it became obvious that students were unable to write in cursive. There was one sentence that they had to write, declaring that they were the person they said, and sign their name. It would often take 10 minutes for students to write this out, and even then, some were just connecting the printed letters with a line.
As biometrics become more readily available, even signatures will probably become unnecessary. Can't use my fingerprint, they've faded away to nothing.
01-17-2025, 05:53 PM
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My grandparents, my mom, my mil, and me learned the Palmer method of cursive writing. What could have been
awful was they all looked a like. I can still remember making circles on notebook paper when learning. Have a friend that had to teach her i8 yr old grandson how to write his name so he could open a bank account. No checks just debit card.
awful was they all looked a like. I can still remember making circles on notebook paper when learning. Have a friend that had to teach her i8 yr old grandson how to write his name so he could open a bank account. No checks just debit card.
01-17-2025, 05:59 PM
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I was happy to read in the article that they are starting to teach the handwriting again in seven states. I am so happy they are. It was sad to find out a few years ago that they had stopped teaching longhand. Now to get them to bring back art and music. Right?
01-17-2025, 06:02 PM
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My niece was asked to print then sign her name for a court paper. She told the clerk she couldn't write in cursive, the clerk said just scribble something that looks like your name. That's all anyone under 30 does now.
01-18-2025, 03:09 AM
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Iceblossom, that is very interesting. I love history and have dabbled in family genealogy. I’ve needed to read some of those old archived records for research. I may just volunteer. I’m looking for something to go with my morning coffee. For years it has been me, coffee, and scrabble to start my day.
01-19-2025, 01:19 AM
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After reading the information about what is involved, I think that this is a very interesting project that I might consider. My problem is that I don't type very fast, so it could take me a long time with some of the longer documents.
01-21-2025, 08:10 AM
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I used to do a lot of genealogical research. Reading old documents is so interesting. And challenging! I can't imagine not being able to read our countries founding documents in the original state. So sad.
