• cursive,  handwriting

    Writing our own history

    The Indiana Department of Education recently announced that it will no longer require public schools to teach cursive writing. Being able to write a letter, birthday card or sign my name to a document seems second nature. I can’t imagine not having learned how to write something longer than my name in cursive. Think, people! Our handwriting is as individual as we are. I’ve kept birthday cards from my grandmother because they contain her handwriting. It was a part of who she was – her personality. Handwriting can be filled with emotion, with various slants, the speed at which it’s produced or the punctuation chosen. When I receive a handwritten…