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italianalaskan
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Posted: March 05 2008 at 2:30pm | IP Logged Quote italianalaskan
Do your older children write in cursive all the time? How important is that?

I ask, because my 12 ds hates to write in cursive, actually he hates to write period (typing is favored).

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Posted: March 05 2008 at 5:23pm | IP Logged Quote guitarnan
I can't vouch for all career fields, but in mine (admin/journalism/teaching/accounting/daycare...the list is long!), legible writing was more important...and we really didn't write much at all. We did everything by email, telephone, and word processing software.

I'd say legibility is #1. Typing skills (10 finger) are always good to have.

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My husband never writes in cursive, and he has a great job (engineer), so I guess it hasn't hurt him

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All the men on my husband's side will not write in cursive unless they have to. Cursive isn't a real necessity in today's world, but it's a big plus when you go to write handwritten letters or thank you cards. I think its a good skill to have, but I wouldn't place a high level of importance on it.
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