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Super busy. Am suddenly curious about this. Apparently most kids entering college in the US this year don't know how to write in cursive. I suspect this is less a sign of the apocalypse than it feels like to me.

So, tell me things (as usual, poll is un-scientific and reflects my biases and experiences (and 49-year-olds can choose which age category they like better!) -- if the boxes don't work, my apologies and comments super welcome.):

[Poll #1607173]

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[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

We learned "print script" in my first elementary school. Most of our teachers were from British Commonwealth countries (the school was then operated by the Episcopal diocese in Boston) -- we were also taught British spellings, something which I didn't let go of until after university for some odd reason.

When we moved to the suburbs, I was enrolled in parochial school. Cursive writing only. Can't remember how many times I had my hand slapped with a ruler because I just couldn't "get it".

Public junior high. Home Ec was segregated -- cooking/sewing for the girls, woodworking for boys. I was bored beyond tears, having been taught to sew/cook at home. Nope, couldn't take woodworking. "But it looks like so much fun!"

Never took typing classes because I'd learned it at home. Driver's ed was after school. Back then nobody offered electives like electronics or metalworking. But I still print script.