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Post by kls on Jul 25, 2020 16:25:08 GMT
I could years before any cursive writing instruction.
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Post by enigma72 on Jul 25, 2020 20:17:49 GMT
Yes
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2020 20:30:44 GMT
Properly formed? Sure. I'd struggle with the scribbled form.
It's a bygone form of writing, though. There's not much sense in knowing it for practical purposes.
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Post by kls on Jul 25, 2020 20:47:30 GMT
Properly formed? Sure. I'd struggle with the scribbled form. It's a bygone form of writing, though. There's not much sense in knowing it for practical purposes. I think reading it is an important skill. If one can write it properly wonderful, but that's another skill. |
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Post by Stammerhead on Jul 25, 2020 20:55:12 GMT
Not always. I think the whole point of writing is to pass information so I prefer it when the writing avoids unnecessary twirls, loops and hoops.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2020 21:05:58 GMT
Properly formed? Sure. I'd struggle with the scribbled form. It's a bygone form of writing, though. There's not much sense in knowing it for practical purposes. I think reading it is an important skill. If one can write it properly wonderful, but that's another skill. Important how? For historical reasons? |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jul 25, 2020 21:10:41 GMT
Yes i can
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Post by kls on Jul 25, 2020 21:12:48 GMT
I think reading it is an important skill. If one can write it properly wonderful, but that's another skill. Important how? For historical reasons? Right. Like to read historical documents. But learning to read it is no where near the time investment needed to be able to learn to write it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2020 21:16:13 GMT
Important how? For historical reasons? Right. Like to read historical documents. But learning to read it is no where near the time investment needed to be able to learn to write it. Well, that is a bit niche. It's important for some people to know how to do it, in the same vein that it's important for people to know how to translate dead languages, but in reality it would be transliterated by specialists as it has fallen out of common practice. I do know how to read and write cursive but actual writing is on its way out; at least so long as we have electricity. |
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Post by kls on Jul 25, 2020 21:21:16 GMT
Right. Like to read historical documents. But learning to read it is no where near the time investment needed to be able to learn to write it. Well, that is a bit niche. It's important for some people to know how to do it, in the same vein that it's important for people to know how to translate dead languages, but in reality it would be transliterated by specialists as it has fallen out of common practice. I do know how to read and write cursive but actual writing is on its way out; at least so long as we have electricity. You're not wrong and it could be translated into standard print, but we're almost spending longer talking about it than it would take someone who knows the print alphabet to learn to decipher the cursive one. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2020 21:23:08 GMT
Well, that is a bit niche. It's important for some people to know how to do it, in the same vein that it's important for people to know how to translate dead languages, but in reality it would be transliterated by specialists as it has fallen out of common practice. I do know how to read and write cursive but actual writing is on its way out; at least so long as we have electricity. You're not wrong and it could be translated into standard print, but we're almost spending longer talking about it than it would take someone who knows the print alphabet to learn to decipher the cursive one. Really. You could teach somebody to decipher hard cursive in 30 minutes? That's great if so. Nonetheless, it is not going to be incredibly useful to know. They are rarely going to encounter cursive in their daily lives. |
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Post by Catman on Jul 25, 2020 21:26:23 GMT
You're not wrong and it could be translated into standard print, but we're almost spending longer talking about it than it would take someone who knows the print alphabet to learn to decipher the cursive one. Really. You could teach somebody to decipher hard cursive in 30 minutes? That's great if so. Nonetheless, it is not going to be incredibly useful to know. They are rarely going to encounter cursive in their daily lives. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2020 21:26:48 GMT
Really. You could teach somebody to decipher hard cursive in 30 minutes? That's great if so. Nonetheless, it is not going to be incredibly useful to know. They are rarely going to encounter cursive in their daily lives. Well, I mean, I did add that font. |
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Post by enigma72 on Jul 25, 2020 21:27:21 GMT
Properly formed? Sure. I'd struggle with the scribbled form. It's a bygone form of writing, though. There's not much sense in knowing it for practical purposes. I taught elementary school last century. Cursive was part of the curriculum. It is no longer taught |
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Post by kls on Jul 25, 2020 21:28:00 GMT
You're not wrong and it could be translated into standard print, but we're almost spending longer talking about it than it would take someone who knows the print alphabet to learn to decipher the cursive one. Really. You could teach somebody to decipher hard cursive in 30 minutes? That's great if so. Nonetheless, it is not going to be incredibly useful to know. They are rarely going to encounter cursive in their daily lives. I don't know what hard cursive is. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2020 21:29:57 GMT
Properly formed? Sure. I'd struggle with the scribbled form. It's a bygone form of writing, though. There's not much sense in knowing it for practical purposes. I taught elementary school last century. Cursive was part of the curriculum. It is no longer taught Interesting. I think it's just no longer useful. The idea of cursive-- correct me if I'm wrong-- was to make writing by hand quicker and easier by allowing you to flow in fluid strokes rather than block printing which is slow and methodical. The thing is, we just don't write by hand as often as we once needed to. If done at all, it is rare and printing can suffice. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2020 21:31:06 GMT
Really. You could teach somebody to decipher hard cursive in 30 minutes? That's great if so. Nonetheless, it is not going to be incredibly useful to know. They are rarely going to encounter cursive in their daily lives. I don't know what hard cursive is. Well, there's grade school cursive where they're still sort of printing and the letters are largely upright and solid and there's hard cursive where you are just gliding with a pen or pencil and it leans and flows. |
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Post by enigma72 on Jul 25, 2020 21:35:36 GMT
I taught elementary school last century. Cursive was part of the curriculum. It is no longer taught Interesting. I think it's just no longer useful. The idea of cursive-- correct me if I'm wrong-- was to make writing by hand quicker and easier by allowing you to flow in fluid strokes rather than block printing which is slow and methodical. The thing is, we just don't write by hand as often as we once needed to. If done at all, it is rare and printing can suffice. I even signed VERY important documents on line with autosign . There is no real reason to learn cursive. I didn't know why it was invented. My mom didn't know how to print! |
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Post by kls on Jul 25, 2020 21:38:05 GMT
I don't know what hard cursive is. Well, there's grade school cursive where they're still sort of printing and the letters are largely upright and solid and there's hard cursive where you are just gliding with a pen or pencil and it leans and flows. I've never seen a method where the vast majority of the letters (lowercase and caps) didn't strongly resemble the printed form. |
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Post by Stammerhead on Jul 25, 2020 21:39:15 GMT
I taught elementary school last century. Cursive was part of the curriculum. It is no longer taught Interesting. I think it's just no longer useful. The idea of cursive-- correct me if I'm wrong-- was to make writing by hand quicker and easier by allowing you to flow in fluid strokes rather than block printing which is slow and methodical. The thing is, we just don't write by hand as often as we once needed to. If done at all, it is rare and printing can suffice. Printing is best when it comes to lettering comic strips although the computer has also taken over that task. |
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