Comments on: No more cursive writing? http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/ from the Mount Vernon News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Aaron Young http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-8708 Aaron Young Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:34:00 +0000 http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/#comment-8708 hmmmm you might just be on to something Manticore…maybe they “don’t” want future generations to be able to read those old documents, like maybe the Constitution?????

]]> By: Andrew Wells http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-8707 Andrew Wells Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/#comment-8707 Its about time

]]> By: Docile Jim Brady http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-8703 Docile Jim Brady Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:45:00 +0000 http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/#comment-8703 I print because there have been times I was unable to read MY handwriting.

How will one who has had no training in cursive writing be able to sign a name — with an “x” ?

]]> By: Manticore http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-8702 Manticore Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:44:00 +0000 http://www.mountvernonnews.com/blog/2011/08/30/no-more-cursive-writing/#comment-8702 I hope they still teach kids to READ it at least. Imagine if all of a sudden, no one knew how to read cursive writing. Hundreds of thousands of old documents would be gibberish unless they were transcribed into block letters.

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