Cursive in Elementary School

[Anonymous]

Is it totally gone now? Reason I ask is how do kids learn to sign their name? Do they just print it now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it totally gone now? Reason I ask is how do kids learn to sign their name? Do they just print it now?

That's what I've done since I turned 18 (or earlier), and I'm into my second half-century.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it totally gone now? Reason I ask is how do kids learn to sign their name? Do they just print it now?

In MCPS, many kids learn cursive in a limited way in 3rd/4th grade. My kids' signatures are a mixture of print and cursive.

[Anonymous]

My 5th grade daughter has gorgeous handwriting. When she signs her name, it gives me such joy. Sad that most parents will never experience this.

[Anonymous]

It's unfortunate because printing is slow and laborious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's unfortunate because printing is slow and laborious

Print-signing PP here. It isn't when I do it.

[Anonymous]

Is this really a question? You can teach your kid how to sign their name in cursive if it bothers you so much. It should take all of 15 minutes. Or even easier, show their name in one of the cursive fonts in Microsoft word and have them copy it.

OP is like one of the people mourning the lost art of calligraphy. Move on. Kids shouldn't be wasting time learning cursive-when the US is so far behind in STEM education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 5th grade daughter has gorgeous handwriting. When she signs her name, it gives me such joy. Sad that most parents will never experience this.

My son has terrible handwriting, as do I. Every day I give thanks for modern computing which means that he won't have to spend time trying to perfect handwriting when it's not useful in the adult world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 5th grade daughter has gorgeous handwriting. When she signs her name, it gives me such joy. Sad that most parents will never experience this.

Weirdly dramatic emotions about penmanship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 5th grade daughter has gorgeous handwriting. When she signs her name, it gives me such joy. Sad that most parents will never experience this.

My son has terrible handwriting, as do I. Every day I give thanks for modern computing which means that he won't have to spend time trying to perfect handwriting when it's not useful in the adult world.

Agree. I failed cursive every year in Catholic elementary school. The day I saw my DS grab a pen with my unique grip, my heart sank. Now he types faster than my secretary at age 12. Yea!

[Anonymous]

Teach at home.

[Anonymous]

Mrs Tiley required me to write in cursive all year in third grade. It was part of the grade in written work. Aside from my signature I never ever use cursive. My kids were introduced to it but do not use it either. I am ok with that.

[Anonymous]

I agree that cursive is important. I had to teach my kids at home, and they weren't receptive. However, when my oldest didn't have time to finish high school essay tests because she was printing her answers, she gave it another try. It is simply a more efficient way of writing.

[Anonymous]

My kids are learning cursive in their ES in Clarksburg. It's not graded though obvi.

[Anonymous]

My daughter is learning cursive in Catholic school. The teachers make the write everything out in cursive. There's plenty of time to learn the computer keyboard.