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wait what... cursive penmanship is a thing? i thought it was just a joke from cartoons.

• RankingMember 13y ago
  In what year were you born? I've heard there was a cut-off at some point in the late 90s where they stopped teaching it. Whenever it was, it was after I was in school. ;)
  • rsl7 13y ago
    Still taught in montessori schools as a tool for the development of fine motor control. Education in Montessori is literally hands-on for everything, as they feel the hand is the instrument of human intelligence. So for them it's like practicing a musical instrument or learning to draw. But it appears also that kids who were taught cursive express more complex ideas in their writing later on - http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/memory-medic/201303/what-learning-cursive-does-your-brain http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/memory-medic/201303/what...
    • RankingMember 13y ago
      Previous to your comment, my experience with Montessori schools was limited to hearing of people sending their kids to them. Now I wish I'd gone to one. :)
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