tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post4868545082599154710..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The Demise of CursiveJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-57210722550288093462011-10-10T14:04:56.405-07:002011-10-10T14:04:56.405-07:00Actually, our children know how to tell time with ...Actually, our children know how to tell time with an analog clock....Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027377059616825830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-83805860058524155822011-10-10T06:29:38.408-07:002011-10-10T06:29:38.408-07:00If you want to see interesting discussions on hand...If you want to see interesting discussions on handwriting and its future, just go to http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/ . I believe that this phenomena is mostly prevalent in the US. Other countries do promote handwriting and even require their students to use fountain pens. Something I heartily approve.Jennifer Bumannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-2269724590232468922011-10-07T19:17:01.830-07:002011-10-07T19:17:01.830-07:00It seems to me like most kids are graduating from ...It seems to me like most kids are graduating from high school with neither computer literacy nor the ability to read cursive. They know quite well how to text and use facebook (which are not difficult skills), but they don't really know how to use a computer as a tool. I talk to fellow students in my college classes who feel pretty smart because they just figured out how to make a basic graph in Excel. If they're skipping the cursive lessons for computer literacy, why don't students know how to make a graph or write a formula in Excel?RT and Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869535583945601736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-56242053937275242862011-10-07T15:07:31.899-07:002011-10-07T15:07:31.899-07:00I made the same observation among my friends and c...I made the same observation among my friends and colleagues. We have two people in our local genealogical group who teach a course on how to read old German script. It suddenly hit me that my own grandchildren may not be able to read artifacts I am preserving. As a retired teacher, however, I have very mixed emotions. Teachers have so many expectations today, and computer literacy is one of them. Something has to give -- and I guess I'd rather have them understand the power of a computer.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-19080705328183674382011-10-07T12:45:54.676-07:002011-10-07T12:45:54.676-07:00I heard about this not too long ago. Here's a...I heard about this not too long ago. Here's another thought.... if people don't know how to write cursive will they simply "print" their name for a signature???<br /><br />I think this is incredibly sad and disturbing. Not only is this death to an alphabet, but it seems to be the demise of all things handwritten - love letters, poems, post-its.Whitneyhttp://genealogy.mynechimki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-85913584945312389202011-10-07T12:13:34.398-07:002011-10-07T12:13:34.398-07:00A google blogsearch on: genealogy cursive schools ...A google blogsearch on: genealogy cursive schools yields 54,000 results.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.com