Friday, January 16, 2009

There's No Crying in Cursive

Just a thought on cursive handwriting. You could impose it on the reluctant 9 year old boy, with dismal results. You could make that 9 year old write row after row of poorly shaped letters while he (and you) holds back the tears of frustration; and you could do this day after day.

Or, you could forget it until he's 12 or 13, enduring the comments made over and over by well-meaning grandmothers who know other children who write in cursive by now. Then, at nearly 13, you can hand him a cursive template, and watch him get it in an afternoon. And just try to get him to move on to another subject. Just try.

Your choice, if you homeschool.

ETA: Paul's choice for first copywork in cursive? The Yak by Hilaire Belloc!
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4 comments:

  1. Alice GuntherJanuary 16, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    I am standing around the computer with Bernadette, Allie, and Mary, and we all want to know:

    Who is that guy on the rock????????

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  2. Laura AJanuary 16, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    That's one that goes in my "If I had it to do over again category, too." Even for a girl.

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  3. MacBeth DerhamJanuary 16, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    >>>>Who is that guy on the rock??

    That's my friend Art deClip. ;)

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  4. Alice GuntherJanuary 17, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    LOL!

    We clicked on it expecting Trip or Paul!

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