Read this article about cursive writing. The article points out arguments from both sides about this skill and its importance. What are your thoughts? Do people in today's world need this skill? or do you support the philosophy that this is a skill that just needs to fade away?
This article is due, September 30th.
92 comments:
".. the hand-wringing about handwriting is overdone. " i agree with this 100% because i think cursive writing is just as good as print because for one it gets little kids confused when they first start doing it and a lot of people cant even really write good in cursive, but some people like to write in cursive before fine print and thats just another thing people do differently in the world.
I think that people should learn to write and read in cursive. Mostly because if you run into somebody like at work or school that does write in cursive and you can't read it you might just be in trouble. Also when you have to sign something it has to be in cursive. I learned how to write in it in elementry school but forget how to write a lot of the letters. I do not support the philosophy that this is a skill that just needs to fade away because of the reasons I stated.
I agree with this article i think that cursive writing should no longer be a thing kids need to learn. I feel like in the future we will use computers for everything and not have to actually hand right anything. This can be a bad thing because people cant have there own individual hand signature. Alot of people just struggle with cursive when there is no need to because like the article says many have not used it since the year they learned it.
I think that people should learn to write and read in cursive. Mostly because if you run into somebody like at work or school that does write in cursive and you can't read it you might just be in trouble. Also when you have to sign something it has to be in cursive. the hand-wringing about handwriting is overdone. " i agree with this 100% because i think cursive writing is just as good as print because for one it gets little kids confused when they first start doing it and a lot of people cant even really write good in cursive,
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I think that it is not a skill that we necessarily need because it is not used often. The only time we use cursive is for signing checks or for signing agreements or filling out applications. Other than those few times, cursive is not something you regularly use. Plus a lot of cursive writing in unclear and hard to read. Printing is just more simple and easy to read and write. Cursive takes a lot of practice. I think that maybe if schools had enforced learning cursive handwriting more often, then it would be something of use. But a lot of schools only taught it in a certain grade and then after that we never used it. Or at least that's how it was in my case. I think a lot of people don't right in cursive because it's a lot of work but I do think everyone should at least know how to write their name in cursive because that is something they will use in life.
i think that its a good thing to know cursive but i dont believe that its a thing that you have to know... i learned cursive in elementary school and have for the most part for gotten all of it.. we dont use it anymore and only a select few of my teachers use it and i can read what they write. i can write my signature and thats about it. i think the last time i used cursive was in 8th grade writing definitions in history for extra credit.. i believe that cursive writing is dated and there is really no point in using it anymore...
i think that it should be a choice to write in cursive or not but for are test we should write in cursive because it will help us in life like get a job or better education and better all around in are classes
I think handwriting is better , cursive is hard to teach with children with ah disable ness , & most people just don't catch on fast enough , but to most cursive is is good fast & easy , makes things look better on ah piece of paper but i DISAGREE cause the disable can't write in cursive or just students that don't catch on....
i agree it shouldnt matter which type we use we should able to use either on things that we sign for because some people cannot use cursive
i think that students should have to practice cursive in school cause in life you will need to be able to write in cursive. like for instance your signature, a check and just all kinds of things, if the school teaches and helps the kids practice it then we will be ready for it in the future when we need it.
I think that it should be a choice to write in cursive or not. i also think that we should be made to write in cursive now and then, because you have to write in cursive when you sign things and also because it looks nice. we also need to know cursive so that we can be able to read cursive for when somebody is writing in cursive
People should be able to both read and write in cursive because if the person don't know how to do that then they will never know to sign their own name. Also, that if you get a good job somewhere most things that you will end up reading will be in cursive and if you can't understand it then you will not be able to work at that place.
I believe people still need cursive in todays society. Like I have seen people to go give their signatures and cant because they dont know how to write in cursive. I remember in Elementary school learning and its helped me out a lot. So yes i do believe people need it in todays society everyone needs to know how to write in cursive.
I think people still need the skill to write in print and in cursive. One of the teachers said she could not read the 5th graders handwriting, I think that is a very young age and their writing is changing. I know I do not write the same as I did in 5th grade. Students do need to have good hand writing for applications and tests and other things and life. Yes they need the computer skills but I believe students should still work on good handwriting and some cursive.
cursive is more how you make your letters, even though they teach you how to do it when your little many schools now don't even teach it to this day. Cursive is just as good as print and print is a little more ledgiable. its all your prefreance i guess, but companys shouldn't damand cursive when they don't even teach it now.
I truly think cursive handwriting should be thought more. cursive is just as simple as print. most people are use to cursive anyways. if you were taught young then you should know every letter in cursive off the back of your head.
I think that it is a dying art. I mean, its good to know it. I have two teachers who write in cursive and I feel dumb because I legitimately cannot read cursive no matter what. I think this generation and MAYBE a little bit onto the next one should at least know how to read cursive so they don't end up like me asking friends to read the wall for them.
I think that it is a dying art. I mean, its good to know it. I have two teachers who write in cursive and I feel dumb because I legitimately cannot read cursive no matter what. I think this generation and MAYBE a little bit onto the next one should at least know how to read cursive so they don't end up like me asking friends to read the wall for them.
I think that people should be able to read and write using either cursive or print. People in todays world need to know cursive because at jobs or in schools their will be people that write in cursive and you would be in trouble if you can't understand it. Also all signatures have to be in cursive like signing your checks. I do agree with the philosophy of that cursive is a skill that just needs to fade away because I hate writing in cursive and i think that it is hard to read.
i think kids should learn to atleast read cursive writting if they dont learn to write it because there are many kids in highschool who cant read cursive.in college they make you write reports on things where you have to go look at origional documents like the declaration and thier wrote in cirsive
i think kids should learn to atleast read cursive writting if they dont learn to write it because there are many kids in highschool who cant read cursive.in college they make you write reports on things where you have to go look at origional documents like the declaration and thier wrote in cirsive
I think that people should learn how to read and write in cursive because when you are out in the real world out working and things people might write in cursive and if you cant read or write in cursive then you might be in trouble. But i don't think that they should have to at a young age because when they get older they might not remember how to. I don't like cursive writing at all. Its been awhile since i have learned it.
I think cursive writing isn't necessarily needed, but it needs to be taught. For one, you have certain individuals who still and has always used cursive writing. If cursive writing isn't taught, then how would people be able to read what somebody is writing? Cursive writing is very tricky and some of the ways the letters are wrote can confuse you. So for that being said cursive shouldn't be a necessity as in you must write in cursive. But you have to know it to be able to read it.
I think people should use cursive.. But it's just like when people do languages some people just do that so they can get a better diploma.. You will have to use cursive for signing applications everybody uses cursive..So overall i think it's good to use this type of writing. It's good to express yourself writing in different ways.
I think that people should learn to read an write in cursive at an early age,because you never know what type of situation youll be in that your in need of knowin cursive handwritting. But i think you should have a choice to either write in fine print or cursive, you just probably know how to do both just in case.
I agree with this article I think it's confusing to a child when they go to school and spend time trying to write a different when they learned to write in print. I have not wrote in cursive since 4th grade. I personally think it is not necessary. You only learn it for a while then forget it. So I do agree with this article
i think that people should be able to read and write in cursive because you might run into someone that only writes in cursive and you might not be able to read it. but then again, i feel like it would be pointless for kids in elementary school now to learn it because technology is pretty much used for everything now and thats all we will probably use in the future.
i think people should still have to learn this because i had to so they should to and how else would u get ur signature
My thoughts about the article are that cursive handwriting really doesn't worry me that much, nor has it even really came to mind for me to write in cursive. People in this world today sometimes do needs to know how to write in cursive just to put it on a document or something. But I also do believe that cursive handwriting does need to fade away(In some cases).
I write in both cursive and print. The reason no one can write in cursive is because their second, third, or fourth grade teacher told them that they will use it in middle school but they never do. Cursive writing is as easy as print.
Cursive writing is a very important aspect of life because when you have to sign things in the future like contracts you want to be the only one that create things like that so you have your identity stolen. Thats like your own personal stamp. TGOD
i think everyone should know how to write in cursive. its a handwriting skill. yes, it can be difficult in some letters or even all letters for some people. later in life though , it can hurt you if you dont know cursive because you have alot of stuff to sign and they want your signature & to print it , so yea i think cursive writing should be taught as much as handwriting. (:
Mostly alot of people write in Cursive but i think 100% not all people should. Printing is more easy for other people and like me. But i also write in cursive not that much only when i need it. people that don't know cursive should lean. i agree with that we all need to use cursive some day in life.
Cursive writing not really that important, i dont think people should learn how to curstive. Its good to know cursive writing but its not important, but i do think people should learn how to have perfect hand writing
i think people should learn how to do cursive & read it also. Most people do & if you cant read their handwriting i think there going to look at you funny because you cant read or write cursive i learned to do cursive in like 3rd grade, something like that. to be honest i cant write cursive very well.. but i think it should be used. So we can have neat hand-writing.
i think all kids should have to learn cursive. and they should continue to use it through their entire highschool career just incase they have a job or something where its required to use cursive.
I think everyone should learn it at a young age. It's not really that hard there are only like a few letters that look completely different. I don;t think its that important.
I think everyone should learn it at a young age. It's not really that hard there are only like a few letters that look completely different. I don;t think its that important.
I think everyone should learn it at a young age. It's not really that hard there are only like a few letters that look completely different. I don;t think its that important.
I think everyone should learn it at a young age. It's not really that hard there are only like a few letters that look completely different. I don;t think its that important.
people should learn to definitley read and write cursive, my cursive isn't the best but i absolutly know how to read it no problem. if you got to college im sure its a requirement, especially when it shouldn't be such a big deal.
i think people should know how to read or write in cursive. i can read it but not write it too well. I'd like to learn how to write it again cause i think it makes what youre writting look alot better.
cursive really isn't a big deal because you should have at least seen or somebody should have taught you that cursive exist but as far as now we should already know
my thoughts on this is that it doesnt matter how you write.and i agre to both it is a good skill to learn but it not that needed...
Well... I feel like we shouldn't need cursive writing anymore because they only taught me how to write it in the 3rd grade , then after that I never learned how to write it again so yeah its pointless for us to learn cursive writing if we are never going to have to use it.
Cursive writing is not that important because we already have a form of writing so need to master another. But then again knowing how to read it might be important because if your teacher at school or manager at work writes in cursive and you cant read it then your stuck. so to me it goes both ways.
I don't think you really need to know cursive writing unless it's you're signature. Printing is easier to read and thats how most people write anyway, cursive writing is not very important.
I can see what this is saying. The last time i practiced my cursive handwriting, was about 6 years ago. I can still write in cursive but dont do it as much and yes i can read cursive just cause i dont find it to hard. I think they would pay more attention to it cause i think its looks a lot more professional than just print. If we dont show it to our future population a.k.a the elementary, after so many years it will be gone and no one will know it. So i think its a good thing to teach kids.
I think if a person is going to write in cursive, they should learn at a young age. It may take someone a little while to get use to it. But in my opinion, cursive isn't that big of a deal.
I think if a person is going to write in cursive, they should learn at a young age. It may take someone a little while to get use to it. But in my opinion, cursive isn't that big of a deal.
I agree with this whole article because we rather write in print then in cursive because its way easier and a lot faster.
To me cursive is sloppy, im not saying people who write in it is, im saying it looks sloppy too me. Print writing is much easier and neater too read for most people. I don't believe people NEED this "skill" But Im not saying its not a neat one too have. But me, personally, prefer print over cursive.
i dont think we should have to learn how to write in cursive, i learned it when i was in elementary school but as i got older middle school & high school we just quit doing it, honestly as long as you know how to read it or can write it a little it doesnt have to be perfect then your fine .
cursive is still a thing to learn because of contracts i may have sign in the future.
yes i think are generation should know how to draw in cursive because when your an adult you will need to know how to write your signature.
I think it's a must to know how to read and write in cursive. The generation that comes after me needs to learn this skill & that we should not let this to just fade off of the English Writing curriculum.
i think people should learn cursive because when you sign important things it has to be in cursive and there is a lot of people that write in cursive like teachers managers and bosses and you cant read what it says you could be in trouble
i can relate to this because i don't know how to write cursive much anymore and being able to write cursive is important for signing job applications letters and checks.
I think that cursive should be an option, you shouldn't have to write in cursive. When i was in elementary i wasn't taught how to write in cursive, although i know how to now, it is sloppy and most people can see what it says so i prefer writing in print.
I personally believe that everyone in school should learn to read and write in cursive because there are people out there who will still use this form of writing and if that person didnt learn that form they wouldnt know what they were reading. It doesnt do any harm to learn it in elementary. An d it is that persons choice to use it or not. So, i think we all should learn it. Pretty much all my teachers use it to write on the board and if i didnt learn it i wouldnt know what it would say.
I think people do still need to learn how to write in cursive. You're going to need to know how to write in it when you are signing checks & important things. I don't think they should stop teaching cursive. they should still teach it at a younger age, just like i was when i was younger. People in todays world do need this skill, so when somebody does write them something in cursive they'll know how to read it.
Honesly i cant write in cursive , i can sorta read it , but i like regular letters due to the fact that its easier to read . i can still read perfectly fine . its not used as much as it was inforced when i was in like 5th grade , but after that i never used it again .
Yes, I agree I think cursive writing should be use more often cause to me it shows that you mature person.I also think that if someone writes in cursive it rubs of on me because I want to write in cursive but I'm not so good at it.But at the same time I feel I don't need to learn it. But I've wanted have a signature but nope hahaha..,...
cursive is not needed anymore because mostly every american use print writing. on computer's we use print english and everyone use it computer so cursive is not needed anymore,this is not 1732... you better gone haha !!
i really dont think writing in cursive is really a big deal either its just cursive, like yea we might need it in the future but we learned it once before an there is not really any to it when we get older we might never use cursive so whats the point of practicing now i dont get the point cursive is just as good as printing so why keep trying to force us to learn cursive anyways??????we might never need it really...
i think cursive wringing is a great to do but it not always what someone wont to do most people wont to wright they way some people wont to print also thats just what way like to do.
I think they need to start teaching cursive more because in todays culture you need to be able to sign your signature,fill applications out in cursive, and most importantly if you was to write a business letter. The kids that are coming up and getting older wont be able to write in cursive unless there parents or relatives teach them because from the looks of it there not teaching cursive in school anymore so I think we need to change that.
I think they need to start teaching cursive more because in todays culture you need to be able to sign your signature,fill applications out in cursive, and most importantly if you was to write a business letter. The kids that are coming up and getting older wont be able to write in cursive unless there parents or relatives teach them because from the looks of it there not teaching cursive in school anymore so I think we need to change that.
“It kind of threw me off, because I wasn’t expecting it,” says Allan, a 16-year-old from Southern California. “I haven’t written cursive in years.”
No, i dont think that my generation needs to know how to read and write cursive. We dont really use it anymore. every thing is always in print. the only time i see cursive writting is when my "elder" teachers use it.
i think it would be bater if we prnte you will get a bater sayuing ove it it will show you more than to just now to do than have to do a new one
i think that cursive writing such a good skill its really fun to write in cursive i learned how to write in cursive thanks to my 5th grade teacher and since then i really enjoy it....i dont think its an old skill its just that teenagers now a days are to lazy to learn it.
i think that it is a lost art. think that they should teach it in schools around the world. i also think that teacher should make their kids write in cursive.
I think that this is important to learn and write how to do it because it look better then regular. but u need this skill and people should be able to read it because if your jobs write like this or your boss and you cant read it there is no point in working there so this is why that you have to learn and read this skill..
i prefer fine print over cursive writing because its a lot easier to read and write and is faster than cursive. and some people (like me) never learned to write cursive but can read it decently well. in my opinion cursive isn't an essential thing to learn, but it helps if you do.
i think that cursive is a skill that we don't really need.
i think that just printing is fine..
because when people write in cursive sometimes you cant even understand it because everybody has their own way of writing it..
so i think printing is perfectly fine and nobody really needs to learn cursive now a days..
i think it should be your decision if you write in cursive or not , but i also think you should have to be able to read cursive
Well its totally true when it says that computers have pretty much took over the actual learning capabilities.Today people still dont know how to write cursive and i think that its pretty much the same as in writing print.Cursive writing isnt really needed and i think that it shouldnt matter what print you choose to wright with.
Well its totally true when it says that computers have pretty much took over the actual learning capabilities.Today people still dont know how to write cursive and i think that its pretty much the same as in writing print.Cursive writing isnt really needed and i think that it shouldnt matter what print you choose to wright with.
I don't write in cursive except maybe an l, e or f. but not always. I think mine is sloppy and takes up too much room and at school when taking notes it is very hard to take the time to write in cursive. I can't read it very well, but never have been able to. We were never made to write in cursive and yes, we are the "PC Era" and cursive is not technically needed anymore. Everything is usually typed and signing your name could be a bunch of scribbles or just print all ran together instead of taking up the space to write out your first and last name in cursive.
I think all people should know to read and write in cursive. I have a hard time reading and writing it. I have been working on my cursive skills due to having to sign my name on drivers license. It seems to me that writing in cursive is much faster than printing the letters out. We get letters from relatives and it always in cursive and sometimes I can't read it. I think its a necessary thing for people to know. I know people sign their pay checks not all people have direct deposit for bill paying not all people trust on line billing and paperless billing. My Philosophy is, don't fade it out we need it for the some of the reason I already stated.
I feel like cursive writing is still important and should still be taught. I still use cursive when I'm writing for a long time or sometimes taking notes. But it does make sense that children growing up now may not need this skill because of computers. So much school work is done on computers now to where typing is more important than writing.
I don't believe we need to write in cursive, I remember my 3rd grade teacher telling us that we needed to be able to write in cursive when we go to High School. That was a big lie. We only write in cursive when signing our names. Other than that it's pointless and it needs to die out, its a waste.
its not really as important as it used to be but i still do believe that it is good to know and does not need to fade away. the reason i think its not as important as it used to be is because all the new technology now. now we just type out letters or reports not alot is hand written.
i agree because most ppl like me like writing printed then cursive because cursive get people or kids confused printed handwriting dont o and u get dun why faster writing printed the cursive
I dont think cursive is needed in our generaton. we have key boreds now. plus we hardly ever use it unless writting a etter or something and now we have email instead of sending things thr the mail. it the article they said that cursive is getting replaced with key bored classes which is perfectly fine thats hat we need thats what is taking over tecnogly.
I dont think cursive is needed in our generaton. we have key boreds now. plus we hardly ever use it unless writting a etter or something and now we have email instead of sending things thr the mail. it the article they said that cursive is getting replaced with key bored classes which is perfectly fine thats hat we need thats what is taking over tecnogly.
in my opinion people should learn to read and write cursive because it looks more professional when you do , i'd say about 35% of middletown high school has troubles reading and writing it , we shouldn't have forgetten , we should've used it since we learned it
I think that you need this skill and always will need this. The reason you need this skill is how are you going to sign your name for a pay check, to get your ID, and any other important document with out it.
i think school's shouldn't teach cursive because of new technology you wouldn't need to write in cursive there is phone out that have talk to text and you dont have to type.
i beleive that cursive is just has important than printing. it a formal way of writing and i think it should to taught in school. its a little confusing at first but if they keep it as required in their englesh class kids would get the hang of it.
My thoughts on this matter are a mixture. I do believe that my generation needs cursive, but only when we are signing our signatures. That is for identity reasons. Other than that I believe that cursive is a dying art. There is nothing wrong with printing your words, all business letters are print, novels, biographies. Print is just something that is easier and readable, why try to over complicate things?
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