starting school - cursive font

[EdT]

Our daughter is starting school next week. I now see they'll be teaching her to write the alphabet in a cursive style. What's the point? It's not an option, but if available I'd choose to opt out.

[Papa Hotel]

EdT said:

Our daughter is starting school next week. I now see they'll be teaching her to write the alphabet in a cursive style. What's the point? It's not an option, but if available I'd choose to opt out.

You'd choose for your daughter to be taught not to write properly?

[ClassicMotorNut]

Proper cursive is more formal, although despite being taught to write in formal cursive, my handwriting has evolved to casual cursive.

[EdT]

Papa Hotel said:

You'd choose for your daughter to be taught not to write properly?

I'd choose for her to continue writing as she has been taught for the last 12 months. Which is fine.

[RichB]

EdT said:

Papa Hotel said:

You'd choose for your daughter to be taught not to write properly?

I'd choose for her to continue writing as she has been taught for the last 12 months. Which is fine.

Which is what?

[Papa Hotel]

RichB said:

Which is what?

A childish scrawl, duh.

[EdT]

Papa Hotel said:

You'd choose for your daughter to be taught not to write properly?

I'd choose for her to continue writing as she has been taught for the last 12 months. Which is fine.

[EdT]

RichB said:

Which is what?

Non cursive

[RichB]

It seems having started the thread you are now being purposely evasive. Or did you really just post in order to make a point? For what it's worth, and not that you'll agree with me, I would have though any instruction that leads towards a stylish form of handwriting is desirable. Most children and teenagers seem unable to write anything free form these days.

[TheMobileChicane]

I don't know why schools bother teaching cursive.

It's difficult to write and looks st.

Italic for the win.

[Papa Hotel]

TheMobileChicane said:

I don't know why schools bother teaching cursive.

It's difficult to write and looks st.

Italic for the win.

What the hell have you done to your username?

[nelly1]

4th Grade Teacher: So, you never learned cursive?

Bart: Well, I know "hell" and "damn" and "get ben..."

[TheMobileChicane]

Papa Hotel said:

TheMobileChicane said:

I don't know why schools bother teaching cursive.

It's difficult to write and looks st.

Italic for the win.

What the hell have you done to your username?

I changed it to BobTheCat for what I thought was a 'humorous' post in the pet section, then PH wouldn't allow me to change it back.

True story, bro.

[Papa Hotel]

TheMobileChicane said:

I changed it to BobTheCat for what I thought was a 'humorous' post in the pet section, then PH wouldn't allow me to change it back.

True story, bro.

[TheMobileChicane]

Silly, I know, but true

[Pablo Escobar]

I think everyone should be taught how to write properly.
The amount of mongos I've met who can barely hold a pen properly let alone produce a legible sentence with one is unreal.
If I see someone holding a pen like a spaz I instantly believe them to be a moron.

[jimothy]

At least they're not being taught to write in comic sans...

[sebhaque]

I write in all-caps. Cursive soon goes out of the window if you work in an industry where things are logged forever. I'd sooner chop my balls off myself than present a set of cursive, lower-case serial numbers to the big friendly boss - as he'd do them himself without anasthaetic and using a rusty knife.

No handwriting topic can go unseen without a joke at a Doctor's expense, as they all write like this: سشصسر٣

[Some Gump]

jimothy said:

At least they're not being taught to write in comic sans...

I like comic sans. I used it for my last dismissal letter, thought the employee would take it more lightly in a joval font.

[richwig83]

Jesus.... Surely there are more important things to get your knickers in a twist over?? No?

Change school to one that's less anal?