Comments on: Things You Find in Your House While Cleaning–Part II http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/ Jeff VanderMeer Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:28:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Larry http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18841 Larry Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:00:58 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18841 Jeff, if you were to see some of the other things that I've detected in student writings, their lack of cursive writing would be among the least scary things, unfortunately. Sad how few know how to identify a topic sentence in a paragraph these days... Jeff, if you were to see some of the other things that I’ve detected in student writings, their lack of cursive writing would be among the least scary things, unfortunately. Sad how few know how to identify a topic sentence in a paragraph these days…

]]> By: Michael Phillips http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18838 Michael Phillips Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:59 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18838 "Penmanship is dying..." “Penmanship is dying…”

]]> By: Jeff VanderMeer http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18829 Jeff VanderMeer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:38:35 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18829 You know, I just assumed everyone still knew how to write in cursive. That's kind of scary. You know, I just assumed everyone still knew how to write in cursive. That’s kind of scary.

]]> By: Magnetic Crow http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18815 Magnetic Crow Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:04:06 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18815 I don't know what things were like back in the day, but I had only a few months in 3rd grade dedicated to learning cursive during school. Until the end of elementary my classmates and I were encouraged to write essays in cursive, and graded down for its lack. In middle-school none of the teachers cared any longer, and by high-school there was 'CAN'T READ THIS' in large red print. It's sad, really. I think it's beautiful, but I can't for the life of me write in it anymore. Even my block writing sucks, and I'm an artist. I was born in 1985, by the way, to give this a timeline. A really awesome project for anyone who's teaching would be to try and put aside some fragment of time to help coach students on their handwriting skills... I don’t know what things were like back in the day, but I had only a few months in 3rd grade dedicated to learning cursive during school. Until the end of elementary my classmates and I were encouraged to write essays in cursive, and graded down for its lack. In middle-school none of the teachers cared any longer, and by high-school there was ‘CAN’T READ THIS’ in large red print.

It’s sad, really. I think it’s beautiful, but I can’t for the life of me write in it anymore. Even my block writing sucks, and I’m an artist. I was born in 1985, by the way, to give this a timeline.
A really awesome project for anyone who’s teaching would be to try and put aside some fragment of time to help coach students on their handwriting skills…

]]> By: Larry http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18790 Larry Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:46:43 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18790 I prefer a mixture of both when I write. What's strange is seeing how in less than 20 years, virtually none of my students write in full cursive. The majority don't write anything but in block/print. Strange, huh? I prefer a mixture of both when I write. What’s strange is seeing how in less than 20 years, virtually none of my students write in full cursive. The majority don’t write anything but in block/print. Strange, huh?

]]> By: Grant Stone http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18786 Grant Stone Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:59:07 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18786 You write in cursive? How odd. I curse in writive. You write in cursive? How odd.
I curse in writive.

]]> By: Jeff VanderMeer http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18785 Jeff VanderMeer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:36:04 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18785 I still write in cursive. Writing in block letters sucks...and looks creeeepy. I still write in cursive. Writing in block letters sucks…and looks creeeepy.

]]> By: Charles Tan http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18784 Charles Tan Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:30:14 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18784 Larry: well, the notebook does date itself as 1986 so... Larry: well, the notebook does date itself as 1986 so…

]]> By: Larry http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18782 Larry Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:12:31 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18782 Tess, I was thinking the same thing! That and how rare it is to see anyone write in cursive anymore. Tess, I was thinking the same thing! That and how rare it is to see anyone write in cursive anymore.

]]> By: Tess @ Work http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/05/things-you-find-in-your-house-while-cleaning%e2%80%93part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-18781 Tess @ Work Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:27:40 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3176#comment-18781 I can actually read that handwriting. It must be a forgery! I can actually read that handwriting. It must be a forgery!

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