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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, because many people write more legibly in cursive than print.

I teach AP English, and students will need to write three separate compositions by hand for part of the exam; the composition portion is worth 55% of the exam grade.  I give them a practice composition each week "under test conditions" (ie, timed writing by hand on paper), and I am APPALLED at how illegible some of their writing is for this.  If the AP Reader (who scores the tests externally) can't read their writing, they aren't going to get a very good score, even if they are brilliant and their composition is well-constructed.  I have found myself teaching high school students how to form certain letters so that I (and the person who scores their exam in May) can read their writing.  IB English also requires two handwritten composition exams, both of which are scored externally.  [/quote]

I do feel for the hs English teachers. Handwriting is atrocious. How is it that my grandma who only went to 8th grade in the Depression has better handwriting than 99% of students? [/quote]

Because cursive was the most common form of written communication during that time period and now it isn't? [/quote]

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