✍️ Is Cursive Writing Still Relevant? a. Do you still use…
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✍️ Is Cursive Writing Still Relevant?
a. Do you still use cursive writing in your daily life? If so, when?
Yes. I have put pen to paper all my life; nowadays, for quick/rough notes. My use of technology (typewriter and keyboard) facilitates manual processes.
The ability to write cursively also enables one to read historical documents; shockingly, too many young people cannot “decipher” quill on vellum, typeset in old books and pamphlets and engraved script on copper- and steel-plates.
b. Do you think schools should continue teaching cursive writing or should they focus more on digital skills? Why?
The handwriting and spelling errors of some 30-somethings are akin to a seven-year-old! It belies a lack of schooling – call it penmanship and literacy. Certainly, teach digital skills, too… they are necessary in this fast-paced world but do not jettison foundational skills which last a lifetime.
c. Has technology changed the way you write and communicate?
I spend more time using a keyboard (email, social media) and my phone (texting, email, social media). When prose is needed, I use MS Word instead of pen and paper.
Technology is a facilitator and not a substitute for the ability to write and communicate well. YouTube has a video of King Charles III touring Apple’s London HQ where an intern explained how AI can “polish” the content of a job application and covering letter/email to help secure an interview. On meeting in person, if poor communication skills are evident, everyone’s time will have been wasted.
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a. Do you still use cursive writing in your daily life? If so, when?
Yes. I have put pen to paper all my life; nowadays, for quick/rough notes. My use of technology (typewriter and keyboard) facilitates manual processes.
The ability to write cursively also enables one to read historical documents; shockingly, too many young people cannot “decipher” quill on vellum, typeset in old books and pamphlets and engraved script on copper- and steel-plates.
b. Do you think schools should continue teaching cursive writing or should they focus more on digital skills? Why?
The handwriting and spelling errors of some 30-somethings are akin to a seven-year-old! It belies a lack of schooling – call it penmanship and literacy. Certainly, teach digital skills, too… they are necessary in this fast-paced world but do not jettison foundational skills which last a lifetime.
c. Has technology changed the way you write and communicate?
I spend more time using a keyboard (email, social media) and my phone (texting, email, social media). When prose is needed, I use MS Word instead of pen and paper.
Technology is a facilitator and not a substitute for the ability to write and communicate well. YouTube has a video of King Charles III touring Apple’s London HQ where an intern explained how AI can “polish” the content of a job application and covering letter/email to help secure an interview. On meeting in person, if poor communication skills are evident, everyone’s time will have been wasted.
#ShareYourOpinion #earn
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It's something we learned in school but couldn't really apply to real life. Just to create interest and become a hobby. Like Chinese calligraphy.
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Interesting perspective 🤔.
We used a pencil to learn to spell and write non-cursively, followed by [grown-up] cursive text. I was 7-years-old, when my parents gave me a fountain pen to take to school. The school had contacted all my classmates' parents; that day, we started using a fountain pen for cursive writing. I felt very grown-up 😂
We used a pencil to learn to spell and write non-cursively, followed by [grown-up] cursive text. I was 7-years-old, when my parents gave me a fountain pen to take to school. The school had contacted all my classmates' parents; that day, we started using a fountain pen for cursive writing. I felt very grown-up 😂
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Thank you for sharing such a thoughtful and insightful response. Your response really added a different perspective to the discussion. I especially liked your point that 'technology should be a facilitator, not a substitute for the ability to write and communicate well.' 👍
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I read somewhere that Warren Buffert asserts that good communication skills account for much success.
Might I add that letter-writing is a lost art form? Gone are the days when Royal Mail and the United States Postal Service carried a large volume of personal correspondence because people now use technology to communicate. Today, business mail accounts for the bulk of what the carriers process.
Might I add that letter-writing is a lost art form? Gone are the days when Royal Mail and the United States Postal Service carried a large volume of personal correspondence because people now use technology to communicate. Today, business mail accounts for the bulk of what the carriers process.