Can You Read Cursive?

[Benny B]

Because I'm pretty certain that this teacher can't...

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1096525/teacher-criticizes-student-for-writing-in-cursive

I write in small caps and have since about 6th or 7th grade (my father does it, too - don't know if it's a genetic predisposition or simply a son imitating his father).  I can't tell you how many teachers tried to get me to change my ways (to no avail), though I never got a grade docked or anything.  Incidentally, I also can't tell you how many times I've been complimented by my colleagues and other professionals on my penmanship... usually it's along the lines of "I can always read everything you write; you should see _________'s handwriting."

[brandx]

Because I'm pretty certain that this teacher can't...

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1096525/teacher-criticizes-student-for-writing-in-cursive

I write in small caps and have since about 6th or 7th grade (my father does it, too - don't know if it's a genetic predisposition or simply a son imitating his father).  I can't tell you how many teachers tried to get me to change my ways (to no avail), though I never got a grade docked or anything.  Incidentally, I also can't tell you how many times I've been complimented by my colleagues and other professionals on my penmanship... usually it's along the lines of "I can always read everything you write; you should see _________'s handwriting."

Same here.

The only cursive I use is for my signature.

[PBRme]

My daughter had the same warning.  She started in a Montessori school where they start in cursive and move to printing because (I was told) it is more natural hand movement for a small child (3 or 4 years).  When she moved to Govt school they said she had to stop until everyone was being taught cursive in third grade.

[source?]

No, but I can speak it semi-fluently.

[GGGG]

Some of my biggest nightmares as an elementary student were related to trying to learn cursive.  My handwriting was so poor that my teacher would degrade it in front of the entire class and I had to do special exercises at home a few nights a week.

So I may be biased, but cursive can eat a dick.

[#UnleashSean]

Cursive made me fail multiple spelling tests. Yes you stupid girl next to me, cursive N's have two humps, its an N not an M. Who the hell puts an M in crayon? We weren't in the special class.

[🏀]

All caps print, engineer style

[mu03eng]

I use to write with both hands interchangeably until they made me pick a hand because it was stunting my ability to learn cursive or so they claimed.  Only use it now for my John Hancock.  Mostly right block print like PTM, picked up from my dad and reinforced in engineering school

[Benny B]

I use to write with both hands interchangeably until they made me pick a hand because it was stunting my ability to learn cursive or so they claimed.  Only use it now for my John Hancock.  Mostly right block print like PTM, picked up from my dad and reinforced in engineering school

Well that makes sense; my dad has a degree in civil engineering.  Learn something new every day.

[keefe]

it was stunting my ability to learn

This is why you ended up in Naval Aviation?

[Stronghold]

I honestly don't think I could sit down and write every letter of the alphabet in upper and lower case cursive.  I have no trouble reading it tho.  Anything other than my signature is a struggle to write because I have to think about it too much.

[CTWarrior]

I guess it's a generational thing.  I'm an engineer by degree and an IT guy by profession.  I type most everything, but when I am taking notes or writing for any reason I use cursive because its faster and easier. 

[mu03eng]

This is why you ended up in Naval Aviation?

That and my inherent awesomeness.