random poll

[rm]

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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[yarram.livejournal.com]

I was "taught" block writing in 1st grade and cursive in 2nd & 3rd grade. I learned to write in kindergarten and taught myself cursive from the chart on the wall in 2nd grade before the teacher actually got around to teaching it to the rest of the class.

This should have been a clue that there were going to be... issues... with educating this particular disabled child, but did the school actually pay attention? No. And that is a rant for a different post...