Penmanship

The Necessity of

“…educators, seeking to prepare students for a successful future in which computer and typing skills have usurped penmanship, are finding cursive’s relevance waning…”

“So they’re opting not to teach it anymore.”

Why? Kids have enough to worry about growing up,

by parents and teachers encouraging and helping them achieve beautiful penmanship they are setting they children and students up for success!

Why you?

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As a child and high school kid I was happy but I always struggled with the fact that my handwriting was atrocious. It never looked like my friends and I avoided writing anything in front of them.

But it was this woman, my

grandmother and English teacher of 30 years who tried to instill in me the

importance of penmanship and legible writing.

It’s about the children

Children’s outlook on themselves can change with a simple thing as being confident in their handwriting.

I know it did for me and that confidence can carry

over to other insecurities they are bound to face.

Lets lighten the load, shall we?

What’s to be gained?

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In 2012 Trihn Tran from Southwest Middle School in Charlotte, NC was

named a Grand National Champion for the Zaner-Bloser 21st annual

National Handwriting Contest. More than 325,000 students participated but Trinh succeeded in the school, state and

national contests.

“Miss Tran, who moved to the U.S. two years ago from Vietnam, says practicing cursive helped her learn grammar and having pretty handwriting boosted her confidence. "My favorite letter is 'T,' because my name starts with it," she said.”

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Who remembers these precious pieces of rubber?

Well, it was this lovely lady again, my grandmother Diane, who in order to teach me about legible handwriting would make me erase completely if my letters were too close together, or were

illegible or if I was running off the page and would smush my letters in order to fit. It taught me that legibility was important and to this day whenever I write something in pencil I can always

hear her say, “Faith, you must erase completely.” And it makes me smile.

Connection to the past We’re all taught about the history of our country as well as the history of our family.

Cursive and Calligraphy were a staple of curriculum for many of our ancestors

and relatives.

The importance of continuing the education of this art form is crucial to connecting the present with the past.

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