‘Why left behind in this skill?’ This was my thought as I read our word prompt for today.
Just what does that mean? The fine art of writing in cursive. It is not taught to our students anymore, and has not been for many years. But why? Why is it not taught?
I have not heard one legitimate reason for our young people being left out of this important skill and artistic expression. I have yet to meet someone who thinks it is a good idea.
Talking to a young woman who was out at a nice restaurant with her teenage nephew only proves my point of this lack in education of our youth. She was reading and thinking outloud about the delicious items on the menu. Which, by the way, was printed entirely in cursive. Her nephew told her he could not read any of it!
This, gentle reader, is a set-up for failure. My husband gave a written note to the young man clerk at the bank this week. He handed it back to my husband and asked him to read it for him. He couldn’t read the cursive...
I thought school was supposed to help set our students up for success?
one_local_gal 
That’s strange and not something I’d given any thought to. I must ask my older grandchildren here (Scotland) if they write in cursive. I expect they do, or there would have been much comment on it at some point. My 5-year-old grandchild is learning to write and adds ‘tails’ to each letter that will aid cursive writing at a future stage. I must find out more.
That sounds like a great way to begin, Catherine! Thank you for your comment. 🙂🍁
I think it’s sad that it’s not taught in school anymore. I was glad my son took the initiative to ask for workbooks to learn on his own.
Good, good for him! 👏👏👏 He will never regret it. So he can read our Constitution. Way to go! Thank you for your comment.
Wow, not be able to read cursive? That is really strange and sad.
I totally agree…
I’ve heard these kinds of stories too. We do need to teach cursive to young people. They may not feel like they need it, since they type and text everything, but your illustrations prove that it’s still necessary. Visiting from FMF#4
Yes, I agree. It is not hard to teach, and like any good skill it improves with practice. We can teach it to our children ourselves. There are wonderful, little educational books in craft stores that make teaching easy. 🙂 Thank you for stopping by and your comment.
Who knew writing was going to become a generational thing, but I’ve seen it here as well. I think it’s sad, but I definitely don’t have input. 🙂
It seems very prevalent doesn’t it, Judy? It’s not hard to teach either. And to think these poorly educated students are not able to read our Constitution? How awful is that?
I could not agree more, Mitzy!
Guess what else they cannot read, Sunnyside—our Constitution! How wrong and awful! But on the bright side, it’s easy to teach! A simple little workbook from Hobby Lobby does the job. That, and practice! Thank you for your comment! 🙂
AMEN!!! ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
it’s something I don’t understand either. One of the joys of homeschooling my lad was I chose to teach him cursive. I wish more public schooled children had parents who deliberately made the choice to teach it. FMF12 There are resources out there!
Cursive is such a beautiful art form. Let’s not lose it. Maybe children will desire to know cursive as if it’s something new. A code!
I do think it’s a good idea to write cursive notes to young people and send them in the mail. I do this in hopes of reminding them of something historical, beautiful and special.
I so agree, it is a lovely art form. It is not hard to teach either. A simple little workbook at Hobby Lobby or other crafty-type store has these school type books. Thank you for stopping by and your comment. 🙂