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I got taught "Palmer method" #cursive handwriting in school. it was a traumatic process as you might imagine; we've suffered from poor motor coördination all our remembered life, and also there's signs that we probably would have been left-handed if we weren't traumatized.
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that style of cursive writing, however, is best adapted for formal communication. cursive is slow to write and takes up a lot of space on the page.
but #education, which is now utterly subordinate to the antic needs of #capitalism, likes *speed* and short time intervals.
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but #education, which is now utterly subordinate to the antic needs of #capitalism, likes *speed* and short time intervals.
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hence schools have phased out cursive handwriting, so that it's easier for students to do tests and papers in class. of course, right-wing (and racıst) dullards of the @DouthatNYT / @thomaschattwill / @charlesmurray sort blame the disappearance of cursive on, you know...
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