Are we loosing our ability to write?
Who has the best handwriting?
From the lens Penmanship: The Art of Teaching Handwriting.
Is good penmanship becoming extinct? Are we loosing our abilities generation by generation? Think about the people in your family. Think of the diaries and letters written by those people. Even after Aunt Mary's (Born in 1867) hands became shaky she still had beautiful handwriting. Ira, my step-father, had the beautiful swirls and impeccable handwriting learned by the Palmer Method. (Born 1900). Mom and Dad's cursive is legible but nothing to brag about. (Born in the 1930's) My handwriting was adequate until I began to teach handwriting. (Born 1950's) It has improved tremendously but not the work of art of 100 years ago. My children have all been taught to write both in print and in cursive but generally choose not to. (Born around 1990).
natalie ruiz
Rich
Nana
by Evelyn_Saenz
I love teaching penmanship. The smooth flow of cursive or the chunky balls and sticks of printing are the art of handwriting.
My passion is teaching and...
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