I was never good at cursive writing, Dave, and the nuns excoriated me for printing all of my assignments. (For the record, my printing wasn't very pretty either.)
I completely agree that society's move away from the basics such as cursive writing and simple math has not done us any favors.
I have joined a volunteer program through the National Park Service to assist with transcription of thousands of scanned historical documents held by the National Archives. The project is recruiting volunteers who are able to read cursive writing - apparently that is a rare skill….
I was never good at cursive writing, Dave, and the nuns excoriated me for printing all of my assignments. (For the record, my printing wasn't very pretty either.)
I completely agree that society's move away from the basics such as cursive writing and simple math has not done us any favors.
I have joined a volunteer program through the National Park Service to assist with transcription of thousands of scanned historical documents held by the National Archives. The project is recruiting volunteers who are able to read cursive writing - apparently that is a rare skill….
That is an amazing idea, and kudos to you for volunteering!