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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.
 


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Photo and YouTube video of May 4, 2015 Morning Show courtesy of KGUN9
Photo of child writing in the article "Certified Cursive Coach" are provided by Iris Hatfield, author and director of New American Cursive.