tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post163335911463820350..comments2015-08-04T11:22:09.720-05:00Comments on Reading, Writing, and Rambling: Here We Go Loopty LooPat O'Dea Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-68002455391885404122014-06-20T17:54:36.893-05:002014-06-20T17:54:36.893-05:00Hi, Coleen,
Our handwriting is supposed to go its ...Hi, Coleen,<br />Our handwriting is supposed to go its own way. Mine's also a mix of print and cursive. Now I'm curious about the art of lettering. Is this something like calligraphy?Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-38956609851395846602014-06-16T20:00:32.471-05:002014-06-16T20:00:32.471-05:00My handwriting is an odd mix of print and cursive....My handwriting is an odd mix of print and cursive. I'm not sure when that happened. I don't remember my kids learning cursive intensively. Both of them print when they write. Their signatures could be guess the name games. <br />This is an interesting post, Pat. I wasn't aware of the debate, but recently I've been fascinated by the art of lettering! Will have to look into this topic for sure. Hope you have a great week! Coleen Patrickhttp://coleenpatrick.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-2284762721660775762014-06-16T18:31:17.401-05:002014-06-16T18:31:17.401-05:00Hi, Patricia,
I had to Google IYKWIM which makes m...Hi, Patricia,<br />I had to Google IYKWIM which makes me feel old and out of it, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />Grammar's important. As I used to tell my students, it makes it easier to communicate, not harder. <br /><br />Tennessee's tops!Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-72684526113714813972014-06-16T18:18:13.331-05:002014-06-16T18:18:13.331-05:00Hi, Jennette,
Absolutely, critical thinking and pr...Hi, Jennette,<br />Absolutely, critical thinking and problem solving are the most important skills we can teach, and we have to do so at home, in school, at work, everywhere. I don't equate cursive with critical thinking, but I do think it solves a problem by giving students a little extra speed.<br /><br />Yes to students being allowed to write as they want as long as their writing's legible. I'd like them to have a choice between cursive and manuscript.<br /><br />Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-1693658734358775002014-06-16T18:06:04.412-05:002014-06-16T18:06:04.412-05:00Hi, Lark,
My handwriting deteriorates the faster I...Hi, Lark,<br />My handwriting deteriorates the faster I write, but it's legible, at least to me, and I can edit then type what I've written longhand. There's something about writing longhand that unsticks me.<br /><br />My superpower is that I can decipher almost all handwriting. I can't break codes or even solve word jumbles, but I can read all kinds of cursive. Would I be able to if I didn't write it myself? I don't see how. Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-25080678858217832092014-06-16T11:27:42.799-05:002014-06-16T11:27:42.799-05:00That's fantastic, but now we need to require t...That's fantastic, but now we need to require that kids learn to spell and proper grammar as well. I guess baby steps is the place to start.<br /><br />Texting has taught us a whole new language, one I still do not fully understand but it isn't helping anyone learn to spell. (sigh. Oops I mean LOL, or probably more correctly WTF) What is this world coming to anyway? IYKWIM (See, that's a word now. It's sick and wrong.)<br /><br />Thanks for the informative post. And here's to Tennessee!<br /><br />Patricia Rickrode<br />w/a Jansen SchmidtPatricia Rickrode w/a Jansen Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634429564028179643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-86314973294755643882014-06-14T12:53:47.363-05:002014-06-14T12:53:47.363-05:00I think there's value in learning cursive. I r...I think there's value in learning cursive. I remember being taught to form letters in very specific ways, but once it was learned, we were free to write as we wanted, as long as it was legible. IMO schools have gone too far into rote memorization and "teaching to the test" rather than critical thinking and problem solving.Jennette Marie Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992037939637425401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-19171737462754078002014-06-14T11:41:04.583-05:002014-06-14T11:41:04.583-05:00I'm a fan of cursive although my own handwriti...I'm a fan of cursive although my own handwriting can vary from lovely to a mess depending on my frame of mind. I hadn't thought too much about how the inability to write cursive might affect the ability to read it. Interesting thoughts. thanks for a great post.Lark Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363455770588651569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-31217411919684746032014-06-14T11:41:02.484-05:002014-06-14T11:41:02.484-05:00I'm a fan of cursive although my own handwriti...I'm a fan of cursive although my own handwriting can vary from lovely to a mess depending on my frame of mind. I hadn't thought too much about how the inability to write cursive might affect the ability to read it. Interesting thoughts. thanks for a great post.Lark Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363455770588651569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-35982344932095854462014-06-14T08:37:23.911-05:002014-06-14T08:37:23.911-05:00Hi, Liz,
Surely there's room for keyboarding a...Hi, Liz,<br />Surely there's room for keyboarding and cursive in school. I'm not asking for long sessions of either. <br /><br />In the olden days, some kids got their knuckles rapped for not making an effort to ovalize o's and a's. I don't want knuckle-rapping to return, but I want another generation to experience the speed of writing (and thinking) that flows. <br /><br />Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-70311496604907396432014-06-14T07:43:20.056-05:002014-06-14T07:43:20.056-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-67861363680025200222014-06-14T07:42:56.094-05:002014-06-14T07:42:56.094-05:00I'm with you and Tennessee on this one. Learni...I'm with you and Tennessee on this one. Learning new things shouldn't necessarily require giving up old ones.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com