Comments from the Kids:
We were so thrilled with the very many comments from the children, from several nations, about handwriting! I wish I had the space to photograph each and every one, but that is not possible. So, let us share these comments here with you now:
Cursive is cool because:
- It looks awesome
- Makes the letters look neat
- Makes the good copies of my stories look more impressive
- You can write a lot faster
- Cursive is not impossible as long as you practice
- It is unique
- Cursive is hard at first, but then gets easier when you've done it for a long time
- Very beautiful to see around the classroom
- Very fun to write
- Do not rush or your writing will get messy
- It is so smooth to write in cursive
- It looks fancier than printing
- It is a good brain exercise
- It makes my paperwork look nice
- I like it because it is fun
- It is relaxing and makes me calm
- It is wavy
- It looks like the pencil and letters are dancing in a ballroom
- Cursive looks fancy
- Cursive is very artistic
- It's a new and exciting way to write
- Now cursive is a lot easier for me
- It is very flowing and not too hard to do
- It feels like magic, by this I mean when I write it feels like your pencil isn't touching the paper
-I think that cursive rocks
- Cursive is cool because not a lot of people read and write in cursive
- It looks professional and neat because of how it flows
- Nobody's cursive is the same
- Cursive is very unique, elegant and beautiful
- You can express your feelings with cursive
- Cursive is very unique, elegant and beautiful
- Cursive is a lot faster than writing in printing.
- Cursive is cool because all the letters are unique and special in their own way
- It is a nice way to show your writing skills
- It makes you look professional in your writing
- I find it easier than printing because it just flows through your hand and yu don't have to lift your hand as often
- It allows me to express how I am feeling
- It is a little more challenging than printing
- Cursive is used everywhere around the world
- Cursive is so elite as it is associated with a long history and tradition
- Cursive writing is like a piece of art, where everyone is unique in expression, which makes each person have his or her touch of style and personality
- I feel happy when I write in cursive. It makes me feel great. It is fun and creative.
- If you write in cursive it sticks together and doesn't look weird
- When you write in cursive you hand in your work faster
- Cursive is cool because it is very fluent, and it is different than printing. You can get your thoughts on your page very quickly
- Cursive is like a fingerprint
- It is kind of like making a secret code because people don't know how to read cursive.
- Learning to write in cursive is part of a good education
- Cursive is cool because not very many people get to learn it.
- Cursive is cool because all of my name is loops
- You can keep secrets from people who don't know it.
- The best reason is that my brother doesn't know it.
- The third reason is that my Mom doesn't know cursive writing.
- The y upside down looks like an h.
- One of my friends doesn't know it.
- We don't have to stop in the middle of a word.
- It has a lot of curls in it.
- It is like riding a roller coaster.
- It is pretty and tidy.
- It takes patience to write in cursive.
- It makes me feel good.
- It makes me feel awesome.
- Writing in cursive is very quick.
- Cursive is cool because it is different writing.
- It's not too hard once you learn it.
All the letters have cool shapes.
- You don't get as bored when you write in cursive.
- Cursive is my favourite font to write in.
- When you write in cursive it is easy to read.
- It makes me happy to calm my hand down.
- It is like my pencil is a roller coaster.
Fun things you like to do with cursive
- Write a funny story and for people that can't read cursive it might make it extra funny.
- You can write comics and stories
- You can teach other kids.
- Cursive is a good step in life.
- I make cards and recipes.
- I like to write letters to my sister who lives in Oromocto NB
Why do you like to sign your name?
- It is fast and looks good
- I like the loops and swirls and twists
- It looks like a real signature
- It makes me feel older
- I like to write things really fast
- One day I can sign a cheque with it
- It makes me feel good and special. By special I mean famous like if I were to sign my signature to my fans.
- I like my signature because to me it looks nicer
- I love having a signature because of all the swirls and it looks neater.
- I like signing my name because it makes me feel like I am responsible, mature and unique.
- I like to write my name in cursive because no one else can. I is my identity.
- Signing names is fun and doesn't waste a lot of time.
- I also like signing names because it makes me try to write as neat as possible.
- I like to sign my name because I think I am popular.
- I like to write my name in different ways.
- It is so awesome and majestic and quick.
- I feel like I am making a big decision.
- I can even write my name with my eyes closed.
Cursive is cool because:
- It looks awesome
- Makes the letters look neat
- Makes the good copies of my stories look more impressive
- You can write a lot faster
- Cursive is not impossible as long as you practice
- It is unique
- Cursive is hard at first, but then gets easier when you've done it for a long time
- Very beautiful to see around the classroom
- Very fun to write
- Do not rush or your writing will get messy
- It is so smooth to write in cursive
- It looks fancier than printing
- It is a good brain exercise
- It makes my paperwork look nice
- I like it because it is fun
- It is relaxing and makes me calm
- It is wavy
- It looks like the pencil and letters are dancing in a ballroom
- Cursive looks fancy
- Cursive is very artistic
- It's a new and exciting way to write
- Now cursive is a lot easier for me
- It is very flowing and not too hard to do
- It feels like magic, by this I mean when I write it feels like your pencil isn't touching the paper
-I think that cursive rocks
- Cursive is cool because not a lot of people read and write in cursive
- It looks professional and neat because of how it flows
- Nobody's cursive is the same
- Cursive is very unique, elegant and beautiful
- You can express your feelings with cursive
- Cursive is very unique, elegant and beautiful
- Cursive is a lot faster than writing in printing.
- Cursive is cool because all the letters are unique and special in their own way
- It is a nice way to show your writing skills
- It makes you look professional in your writing
- I find it easier than printing because it just flows through your hand and yu don't have to lift your hand as often
- It allows me to express how I am feeling
- It is a little more challenging than printing
- Cursive is used everywhere around the world
- Cursive is so elite as it is associated with a long history and tradition
- Cursive writing is like a piece of art, where everyone is unique in expression, which makes each person have his or her touch of style and personality
- I feel happy when I write in cursive. It makes me feel great. It is fun and creative.
- If you write in cursive it sticks together and doesn't look weird
- When you write in cursive you hand in your work faster
- Cursive is cool because it is very fluent, and it is different than printing. You can get your thoughts on your page very quickly
- Cursive is like a fingerprint
- It is kind of like making a secret code because people don't know how to read cursive.
- Learning to write in cursive is part of a good education
- Cursive is cool because not very many people get to learn it.
- Cursive is cool because all of my name is loops
- You can keep secrets from people who don't know it.
- The best reason is that my brother doesn't know it.
- The third reason is that my Mom doesn't know cursive writing.
- The y upside down looks like an h.
- One of my friends doesn't know it.
- We don't have to stop in the middle of a word.
- It has a lot of curls in it.
- It is like riding a roller coaster.
- It is pretty and tidy.
- It takes patience to write in cursive.
- It makes me feel good.
- It makes me feel awesome.
- Writing in cursive is very quick.
- Cursive is cool because it is different writing.
- It's not too hard once you learn it.
All the letters have cool shapes.
- You don't get as bored when you write in cursive.
- Cursive is my favourite font to write in.
- When you write in cursive it is easy to read.
- It makes me happy to calm my hand down.
- It is like my pencil is a roller coaster.
Fun things you like to do with cursive
- Write a funny story and for people that can't read cursive it might make it extra funny.
- You can write comics and stories
- You can teach other kids.
- Cursive is a good step in life.
- I make cards and recipes.
- I like to write letters to my sister who lives in Oromocto NB
Why do you like to sign your name?
- It is fast and looks good
- I like the loops and swirls and twists
- It looks like a real signature
- It makes me feel older
- I like to write things really fast
- One day I can sign a cheque with it
- It makes me feel good and special. By special I mean famous like if I were to sign my signature to my fans.
- I like my signature because to me it looks nicer
- I love having a signature because of all the swirls and it looks neater.
- I like signing my name because it makes me feel like I am responsible, mature and unique.
- I like to write my name in cursive because no one else can. I is my identity.
- Signing names is fun and doesn't waste a lot of time.
- I also like signing names because it makes me try to write as neat as possible.
- I like to sign my name because I think I am popular.
- I like to write my name in different ways.
- It is so awesome and majestic and quick.
- I feel like I am making a big decision.
- I can even write my name with my eyes closed.
