handwriting style

[GeneD]

Hello all.
I've just looked through a Wikipedia article, and there appear to be several styles of English handwriting, which made me a bit confused. Hence a couple of questions:
Which style of handwriting were you taught at school?
What kind of handwriting do you use in your everyday life?
Is it looped cursive or something different?

[emsr2d2]

When I was at school, we were taught simply to write the individual letters separately first and then, from about the age of 8, we were taught "joined-up writing", now called "cursive". I have no idea what they teach kids now and, judging by the state of the handwriting of a friend's 13-year-old, I'd be surprised if they taught any kind of handwriting skills!

[GeneD]

Thanks, Ems. Do you write this way? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEeYX3RZhUI

I saw an article today on the internet where it was said that in the US they don't teach kids this thing anymore! I don't know to what extent it's true, though, but I was shocked to hear this!

[emsr2d2]

My handwriting these days is a mixture of cursive and non-cursive. I connect some letters and not others. My writing now doesn't remotely resemble my writing in the small amount of schoolwork I still have in my possession.

[GoesStation]

I saw an article today on the internet where it was said that in the US they don't teach kids this thing anymore! I don't know to what extent it's true, though, but I was shocked to hear this!

The United States has thousands of school districts. I think some states have statewide curriculums, but the general rule is that each school district has a significant level of autonomy. Therefore, some schools teach cursive and some don't. It's a controversial subject, as you might imagine.

I was first taught to write in block letters, then in looped cursive similar but not identical to that in the video. I tried using cursive for a year or two. It didn't work well for me so I reverted to a more elegant, partially-connected version of the block letters I'd learned initially.

When I look at my handwriting from my college days, I find it quite attractive. Nowadays I can barely write at all because of minor physical handicaps, tremor and writer's cramp. Luckily it's rarely necessary anymore.

[GoesStation]

My handwriting these days is a mixture of cursive and non-cursive. I connect some letters and not others. My writing now doesn't remotely resemble my writing in the small amount of schoolwork I still have in my possession.

That's much like mine when I could still write. Now I have to write entirely disconnected letters if I want to make reading them remotely possible. It isn't pretty.

[Charlie Bernstein]

I know a few people who use straight-ahead cursive, but most people I know use their own styles, which include elements of both cursive and print.

[Tdol]

I believe I have dysgraphia and struggle to write with a pen, though I was born when this was seen as simply bad writing. I write in block capitals, though I am fine with a keyboard.

[Charlie Bernstein]

Thanks, Ems. Do you write this way? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEeYX3RZhUI

I saw an article today on the internet where it was said that in the US they don't teach kids this thing anymore! I don't know to what extent it's true, though, but I was shocked to hear this!

It's a great development, because now we can write things that kids can't read. Handy!

It's like reading a clock. The kids only ready digital faces, so they often have no idea what time it is, and we do.

It always pays to stay a couple of steps ahead of 'em.

[SoothingDave]

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