BEATING THE CURSIVE GODS AT THEIR GAME

Cursive handwriting, some say, is an antiquated, old-fashioned, anachronistic skill.

Kids nowadays can type way faster on a keyboard, may never write a handwritten letter, may seldom take notes on a pencil and paper notepad.

Still, I decided to teach Jack cursive, particularly concerned that he could READ something written in that form as much as write that way.

Frustration set in, not just learning how to make the letters over again, but especially to be able to write a sentence in the limited space given in a workbook.   Time and time again, Jack would complain that "there is not enough room."

Yesterday came a breakthrough.  Did little Jack finally develop enough hand and eye coordination to make the letters small enough to fit in the space given?

It appears so.  

"Grandpa, look at this.  I just used half the space!"