Cursive

[Boltlady]

It seems that our country is in the process of phasing out cursive. There are a couple of states which have already stopped teaching it. I'm well aware that we are supposed to be moving to doing everything on computers and not using cash anymore. FTR I disagree with all of that, but that is not what I have 2 questions about.

First, as I was paying some bills this morning I got to wondering, what are people going to use for signatures on legal papers and such? If somebody has never been taught cursive he would not know how to write his name. What's the plan for that?

Second, are any other countries phasing out their own forms of handwriting or are we the only ones?

 

[NightSwimmer]

It all goes back to fluoride in the water.

 

[Boltlady]

It all goes back to fluoride in the water.

Are you saying the kids are getting to stupid to learn cursive?

Dr. Joseph Mercola: Harvard Study Confirms Fluoride Reduces Children's IQ

 

[NightSwimmer]

Most kids these days don't even know how to drive a horse drawn carriage.

 

[crowfoot]

It seems that our country is in the process of phasing out cursive. There are a couple of states which have already stopped teaching it. I'm well aware that we are supposed to be moving to doing everything on computers and not using cash anymore. FTR I disagree with all of that, but that is not what I have 2 questions about.

First, as I was paying some bills this morning I got to wondering, what are people going to use for signatures on legal papers and such? If somebody has never been taught cursive he would not know how to write his name. What's the plan for that?

Second, are any other countries phasing out their own forms of handwriting or are we the only ones?

a printed signature is acceptable

 

[Jen]

It seems that our country is in the process of phasing out cursive. There are a couple of states which have already stopped teaching it. I'm well aware that we are supposed to be moving to doing everything on computers and not using cash anymore. FTR I disagree with all of that, but that is not what I have 2 questions about.

First, as I was paying some bills this morning I got to wondering, what are people going to use for signatures on legal papers and such? If somebody has never been taught cursive he would not know how to write his name. What's the plan for that?

Second, are any other countries phasing out their own forms of handwriting or are we the only ones?

I don't know, but it's both good and bad, I guess. My cursive handwriting is beautiful (or so I've been told). And it is legible. But so many people write cursive in a way that even they can't read. Printing is........or should be........ able to be read by anyone.

Most of my bills are paid online........ keystrokes. And signatures have been a series of loops and swooshes and dots for a long time....... something that resembles cursive but isn't.

I guess change is what it's all about. I still write notes in cursive and always will, but I'm old.