Do you think it is important to know how to read/write cursive?

[Anonymous]

Why or why not?

[Anonymous]

If you can't read cursive, how would you know what others are writing?

[Anonymous]

Read - yes of course
Write - eh not really

[Anonymous]

Who's writing anything? 99% of what I read is in typewritten form, or printed in block letters on signs.

[Anonymous]

Read yes write no. Typing is what cursive was.

[Anonymous]

I think cursive is about as relevant today as pig latin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who's writing anything? 99% of what I read is in typewritten form, or printed in block letters on signs.

So you wouldn't care what's in your gradma's handwritten letter, your spouse's note on the counter telling you she stepped out (or left you), your doctor's prescription instructions, a coworker dropping off something at your desk with a message?

[Anonymous]

Reading it is important. No one should write that way. It is best to print to get your message across.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who's writing anything? 99% of what I read is in typewritten form, or printed in block letters on signs.

So you wouldn't care what's in your gradma's handwritten letter, your spouse's note on the counter telling you she stepped out (or left you), your doctor's prescription instructions, a coworker dropping off something at your desk with a message?

I rarely encounter cursive writing in person anymore. Few people communicate to me in cursive. It's all electronic, voice, or in block letters. Knowing how to decode an old letter hand-written in cursive is a very nice skill to have, but in the majority of my day-to-day life, I could function effortlessly without knowing cursive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read - yes of course
Write - eh not really

+1

[Anonymous]

All of the prescriptions from my doctor come printed out by a computer.

[Anonymous]

I think cursive will eventually become obsolete, just like shorthand and morse code are.

So, no, it's not an important skill to retain, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Going out.

[Anonymous]

No. People get mad if they get anything written in cursive.
Most people have terrible illegible penmenship that's hard to read.

[Anonymous]

Yes and yes. I think there's something important in having a connection between our hand and our brain and the ability to write fluidly (and beautifully) is still important. As handwriting has gone downhill, so has the quality of people's writing. It's like cooking: you could get frozen meals and takeout and convenience foods (email, texting) but it's nice to be able to actually cook, too.