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Only meant the worst 'school years' of my life.
Nuns were sadistic c***s.
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Nuns were sadistic c***s.
mezy
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When i went to school many years ago we were told to use joined up writing, was never called cursive of any description.
everyones writing was unique to them, sum were straight up some sloped left some right, some even looked like printed with lines connecting them together.
Even today my 16 year old daughters school want joined up writing but at least they do now call it cursive, but in no particular style.
Some teachers comments on there work are almost impossible to desypher.
everyones writing was unique to them, sum were straight up some sloped left some right, some even looked like printed with lines connecting them together.
Even today my 16 year old daughters school want joined up writing but at least they do now call it cursive, but in no particular style.
Some teachers comments on there work are almost impossible to desypher.
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I have never been able to create cursive writing. I can read the stuff, but forcing my hand to recreate it is frustrating and eventualy became physically painful. If I have to hand-draw text of any sort it is the most basic of block letters and exclusively uppercase letters because that way I only have to concentrate on 26 shapes instead of 52 (or 36 vs 62 if you count numbers as well). It is also a bit painful to do after a short period of time, and frustratingly slow (5-7 minutes to fill out a check not counting the signature squiggle). I failed the majority of tests/classes/school not because I lacked the knowledge, but because I had no way to transfer the answer to paper in the limited time given.
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Once I took drafting class in high school and worked summer jobs as a draftsman, cursive disappeared from my skill set, except for my signature. Having to sign an unknowable quantity of ships logs in the Navy, my signature became much simpler and could no longer be considered cursive.
Once I left active duty and wrote hand-written reports for a secretary to type (on a typewriter), she commented that mine were the easiest ones to read. Several years later, secretaries no longer typed reports, as PCs became less expensive than secretaries. Now, the only handwriting I do are notes to myself and shopping lists.
Once I left active duty and wrote hand-written reports for a secretary to type (on a typewriter), she commented that mine were the easiest ones to read. Several years later, secretaries no longer typed reports, as PCs became less expensive than secretaries. Now, the only handwriting I do are notes to myself and shopping lists.