I an read article in today’s newspaper (yes I’m one of those throwbacks who still get a real newspaper every day) about the demise of cursive handwriting. According to the article, on the 2006 SAT Exams only about 15% of the students wrote their essays using cursive handwriting. The rest printed thier essays in block letters.
The artlcle goes on to say that U.S primary schoools only spend 10 minutes or less a day teaching cursive handwriting. And, as a result, more and more students not only have poor cursive handwriiting skills, but also have problems reading handwritten cursive text.
Read more about the causes and effects of the loss of cursive writing skills here.
Good article – I observed the same with my kids, and, with myself, as well. I cannot write in cursive or block letters, anymore. When I write a check, I feel like an old woman whose fingers do not work. Otherwise, I feel *great* because I use the keyboard. Handwriting ran off with spelling, HarryB, and I don’t think they are coming back! Time to say “good-bye!” 😉