Posted on 06/28/2013 1:29:33 PM PDT by TigerClaws
A single sentence, uttered in the trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin, has catapulted an issue into the national spotlight.
When asked if she could read a letter in court, witness Rachel Jeantel, her head bowed, murmured with embarrassment, "I don't read cursive," according to court testimony.
Is it any surprise that cursive -- the looped, curvaceous style of handwriting that's been a mainstay of education for generations -- is all but dead? [15 Weird Things We Do Everyday, and Why]
"Cursive should be allowed to die. In fact, it's already dying, despite having been taught for decades," Morgan Polikoff, assistant professor of education at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education, told The New York Times.
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I don’t write in cursive because my cursive handwriting is even harder to read (even for me) than my printing. And aside from my signature, I don’t remember how to write in cursive anymore.
Makes me feel good...I had no idea what cursive is...we called it penmanship in school. In the Navy when keeping log books, printing was insisted on...at least we called it printing? Maybe Non-cursive??
All the way through college I was a printer...if I had to write anything other than my name in cursive, I’d be lost. Take several pages a day of meeting notes all in print form.
“I wonder if she can read printed text.”
A lot of her text messages are in evidence; so, apparently she can read and write (after a fashion) printed text.
Nope. Just Trayvon. (hehe)
Good for you. I’ve never used cursive by choice, only did it when school assignments called for it, and the minute school was in my rearview mirror cursive was on the curb next to it... actually it probably was there first, since school switched to type written stuff in high school.
“Don’t believe everything you see on the Internet.” - Abraham Lincoln
“Particularly in an age of keyboards and Dragon software, I don’t see a need for it.”
That Dragon software is creepy; it seems designed to allow a foreigner (not a poorly-educated American, who might want vacation days or benefits) to take more work from Americans. I’ve seen something similar in a national convenience store chain in my area; the older American women who used to make the sandwiches have been replaced by non-English speaking Hispanics, who only interact with a screen (after you’ve typed, in English and using pictures, what you want on your sandwich).
Very creepy.
They wouldn’t commit suicide, they’d just go feral.
How about signatures? My bet is kids are taught only enought to sign their name to apply for welfare and food stamps. It’s really sad that schools no longer teach our children basic skills and instead just indoctrinate them into a mindless entitlement society.
The actual quote is:
"You can fool all of the Internet some of the time, and you can fool some of the Internet all of the time, but if you monitor all of the Internet all of the time, you must be Barack Hussein 0bama."
Was he creepy?
I learned cursive in the third grade. That was 1964.....
I printed my class notes and studied by reprinting them.
As a science major, all drawings and maps were in script and all our field books had to be very legible. I have field books from 30-years ago that I am quite impressed that I actually did something so neat and tidy. I’ve slipped a bit since those days.
Same for me, except I finished third grade in 1977.
Wayne, what's with the nit-picking?
This Zimmerman cracker was seen talking with white people not 24 hours before he stalked and shot down St. Trayvon of Sanford in cold blood.
The letter in evidence is forged but possibly accurate. The Congress of the United States accepts such documents in evidence, so why shouldn't we?
What was the hold-up?
My cursive is not the neatest in the world, but I use it many times. Our daughter can sign her name on checks and other documents that say “Sign here__________________________”.
She was a teacher for some time, and is disappointed that cursive was not taught in her school. I should have taken on the task of teaching her, but thought it was in the curriculum.
I have a cousin who sits with me at church every Sunday, and she has the neatest cursive writing I have ever seen. Her hands make the pen just glide on the paper.
Kid
Trying to print gives me a hand cramp. Cursive is much easier and I think it looks very nice, too.
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