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Is it an american thing not to learn cursive? I'm from the UK, 30 years old and everyone was taught "joined-up writing" as it was called. Nowadays I write abou
by ChrisRR 8y ago
Is it an american thing not to learn cursive?
I'm from the UK, 30 years old and everyone was taught "joined-up writing" as it was called.
Nowadays I write about half and half. Joining up letters where it's natural to, and leaving some unjoined.
- zdragnar 8y ago32, American, was forced to use cursive almost exclusively through I think the 8th grade. After that, everyone stopped caring what we did. Most students switched away from cursive almost immediately, though a few adopted a mix of print and cursive letters.
- wmil 8y agoUS and Canada use the "Palmer Method", which is much more stylized than "joined up". There are a lot of loops and odd shapes to keep then quill nib straight. Most people realize that it's a complete waste of time when using a ball point pen.
- scatters 8y agoAmerican cursive is an archaic, artificial form of writing, essentially a calligraphic hand minimally adapted for everyday use. Unfortunately, its existence and the attachment of older generations to it prevent the US from adopting a more practical style along the lines of UK cursive.
- eli_gottlieb 8y agoI was required to learn cursive as a child in school, since at the time, you couldn't expect everyone to have a computer available. They even enforced the use of cursive for writing assignments all the way up through middle school. To be honest, for just writing stuff down with a pen, I still use it. I just don't see any point in switching to block print, since anything that needs to be "properly" block-printed, I'll end up typing.