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An artist would make less-readable cursive. To make readable cursive, you need to practice following rules precisely. You need to develop hand coordination, whi
by burfog 8y ago
An artist would make less-readable cursive. To make readable cursive, you need to practice following rules precisely. You need to develop hand coordination, which is probably of general use for things like sewing and surgery and removing slivers.
I think a big trouble is bad instruction. Somebody with a clue needs to carefully study your writing, find the flaws, and insist that you get things correct. Some things about letter forms don't matter much, while other things matter a great deal. For example, the distinction between a rounded curve and a point is usually important. Many teachers won't know this. Also, individualized attention isn't easy to get in a large classroom.
- cgriswald 8y agoI am left-handed and although my cursive was perfectly fine otherwise (properly sized loops, etc.), I was removed from class and given special instruction (by someone... I think she was not a teacher, but a volunteer aide or something) in order to correct my left-leaning slant. It 'worked', but the cost was my cursive was significantly worse. She frequently was out of the room, so I just went very slowly to get enough 'good' cursive to satisfy them. To this day, unless I am really thinking about it, my right-leaning cursive is much uglier than my left-leaning cursive.
- burfog 8y agoYou are at a disadvantage, and so you'll need more practice. Perhaps it would help to get a writing tool that doesn't need much force. Funny story: I'm right handed. In high school, I badly injured my right hand. When I first tried to write with my left hand, I found that it seemed easy. My handwriting was perfect except for one thing: it was a mirror image! Switching to the proper direction didn't degrade the quality, but it really really slowed me down.