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Friday, July 29, 2011 at 4:50PM
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Joe...impressive dedication to cursive! I just read this blog about cursive that I thought was interesting. I hope it's not a dying art!
http://seattleseconds.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/is-cursive-obsolete/
Oh I don't think it'll die. There'll always be people out there who find the art in it. I will say though, that this obsession with cursive was kicked up in me when I tried to remember all my cursive upper and lower case letters and tried writing them. It was a wreck! Not only do I not remember how to write in cursive anymore but my regular writing has gotten horrendous.
So always having a pen and paper with me at all times and investing in a nice fountain pen, I decided to have fun with it. Now it's kinda fun to practice difficult words.
I think the real issue with cursive is it takes a lot of time. We're all such fast paced people these days that whatever is quickest is going to be the style you write in. Mine changes from day to day but I wish that cursive was my fastest writing style!
My cursive is still awful, but at least I can write all my letters in cursive now.
--Joe Kwon
Our children's schools spent about 2 weeks on cursive and that was it. Sad. I personally love cursive and constantly use it and for me it's fastest. Perhaps because when I went to college there were no computers...we had to hand write our notes, and I always found cursive to be the fastest - and to me, the most fun to write.
I assisted in a fifth grade classroom a couple years ago and got so excited about re-learning those elusive capital letters while they were learning it! My own handwriting is a hybrid, but correct cursive is really so beautiful. My personal favorites are the uppercase S and lowercase z. I definitely commend you for practicing your handwriting- it's so important!
Oooooh, penmanship. A lost art! There is nothing like the (hand)written word.
I attempted some cursive not too long ago and it was humbling, almost like writing with the wrong hand. My personal challenge is that I have no fine motor skills (I'm guessing Joe can't use that excuse given what we've seen on stage). They gave a letter grade for handwriting in my elementary school, I think my best was a C.This was even more fun when living in Japan and writing kana.
On a more practical note, people really do appreciate anything handwritten for them, cursive or not.
This post put a big silly grin on my face. I am passionate about penmanship. Seeing others (especially someone as cool as Joe Kwon!) preserving the art of cursive brings a glow to my soul. :)