In third grade I remember learning how to write in cursive. Here I thought that anything cursive at 8 years old got me a time-out and my mouth washed out with soap, who knew the difference. I remember the old strips of letters that used to hang ominously over the chalkboard showing you how to create a certain letter in uppercase and lowercase. It always amazed me how different a letter could look transforming from big to small. One of the first things we needed to practice was how to write our name in cursive. The teacher couldn't be more correct when she said we'd use this skill almost everyday of our adult lives. Even though they are both done in cursive, there is just that huge difference between a signature and an autograph. I haven't found anyone who hasn't practiced their "autograph" in hopes they would someday hand it to an adoring fan. What a fantasy sitting in 3rd grade @ 10:30am on a Tuesday!
I have to say that I wish we were forced to practice cursive writing because I haven't used it in over 15 years. It was supposed to be this great way to cut down on printing time, but I couldn't even go through the alphabet correctly now!
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I could not agree more! I haven't written in cursive since sixth grade. Embarrassingly enough, I had to re-teach myself the correct formation when I began teaching fourth grade (4 years ago). My writing looked worse than the kids! Luckily, I teach second now and no cursive is needed! Thanks, Kim :)
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