Comments on: Handwriting: Legibility Issues

By: Shub

Shub — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:29:51 +0000

The fact that computers and texting are tarnishing our finger muscles and consequentially our legibility, is so darn true! Earlier, in school days, my writing was the worst in comparison to all my classmates. But owing to my unique obession of developing a free-flowing, and beautiful handwriting, I practiced cursive writing in school. But it wasn’t before college that I happened to develop the so-called legible handwriting that I had such a fixation about..I’m still working on it so I could one day have those British-archaic styles of writing…

By: --Deb

--Deb — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:13:36 +0000

My niece and nephew (18 and 14) WERE taught cursive in school, but I can’t say that they had penmanship lessons for very long … My own (these many years ago) ended in 6th grade; theirs ended somewhere around 3rd grade. Sad, sad, sad….

By: Rob O.

Rob O. — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:19:39 +0000

Having been out of school (and maybe a little out of touch) for many, mnay years, I was stunned to discover not too long ago that elementary schools have dropped cursive writing from their curriculums altogether.

http://www.2dolphins.com/2006/10/handwriting-is-on-wall.html

Now sure, in this increasingly more computer-centric world, there may not often be a call for this, but still… I can say for certain, now that I’m a parent and have a bit more credible frame of reference, that I’d still prefer my child learn cursive writing than instant messaging, PowerPoint presentation-making, or any of a handful of the other computer-based stuff the schools are foisting on young children now.

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By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:46:49 +0000

My handwriting depends on the situation – when I’m writing for myself, it can be pretty darn illegible. However, if someone else needs to read it, I can write fairly neatly. I’m one of those few people whose signature is actually readable. My boss on other hand – his handwriting is absolutely hieroglyphic. He literally has his own letters – scrawls – that you have to learn before his writing is readable. And he can’t blame computers either – he hates the things!

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By: --Deb

--Deb — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:09:42 +0000

Mine was better in high school, started going down-hill in college from sheer overuse and trying to keep up with note-taking in lectures, but it’s the last few years when I simply don’t hand-write much stuff that it’s gotten really bad. Not truly awful, mind you, but … bad. Sigh.

By: J

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:09:37 +0000

I have pretty decent handwriting, actually. But I took a lot of pride in developing it, back in Jr. High, and then making it 'my own' as you say, in High School. My mom and my brother both have nearly illegible handwriting, though, which may have been part of my motivation for actually caring. J's last blog post..Have You Ever Had it Blue?