Crappy handwriting

[Becky]

When I took the GREs last week, I had to hand-write a confidentiality statement- no printing! It's probably been 10 years or more since I've written anything in cursive other than my name, and it took me a good 10 minutes to write out that paragraph!

Kinda of embarrassing actually....especially when you consider that my mother taught 3rd graders cursive for years and has immaculate handwriting.

[lph]

Maybe handwriting will go the way of painting/sketching and sewing/needlepoint, once considered essential skills for educated young ladies

I don't know, I feel sad at the idea of good handwriting disappearing altogether. I think it appeals both to my sense of order (or beauty) and my wish to not be completely reliant on computers. I don't have very good handwriting, but I can certainly write cursive and do some neat cards if I set myself to it. Even though my son complains that my shopping lists are illegible