Exactly this. My youngest (now 12) was taught letters in exactly this shape. It's called "pre-cursive", and is intended to ease the transition into writing joined up.
I wish. Cursive is an absolute antipattern that only makes handwriting more difficult to read. There is a massive drop in legibility once children start to write joined up when compared to the year before.
I realise that it was a solution to the problems that old dip ink pens posed, but now everyone uses biros there's really no need.
I realise things move slowly (I'm in my forties and had to use fountain pens for schoolwork, ballpoints were banned), but cursive is truly a relic of a bygone age, kept alive only by government mandate.
EDIT: I've just checked to see if it was still the case and it turns out that this year the UK government has released a revised Writing Framework. There is no longer a requirement for teaching cursive in primary school, and it actively advises teaching using pre-cursive letter forms.
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RustyShackleford@lemmy.zip · 28 pts · 291d
That’s hand writing looks suspiciously like an adult’s. Who’s using an opposite hand to write based on the angling of the a’s and d.
FishFace@piefed.social · 27 pts · 291d
That's a child who has been taught to put tails on letters in preparation for writing them joined up.
Apepollo11@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 291d
Exactly this. My youngest (now 12) was taught letters in exactly this shape. It's called "pre-cursive", and is intended to ease the transition into writing joined up.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 290d
I thought they stopped teaching cursive years ago
Apepollo11@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 290d
I wish. Cursive is an absolute antipattern that only makes handwriting more difficult to read. There is a massive drop in legibility once children start to write joined up when compared to the year before.
I realise that it was a solution to the problems that old dip ink pens posed, but now everyone uses biros there's really no need.
I realise things move slowly (I'm in my forties and had to use fountain pens for schoolwork, ballpoints were banned), but cursive is truly a relic of a bygone age, kept alive only by government mandate.
EDIT: I've just checked to see if it was still the case and it turns out that this year the UK government has released a revised Writing Framework. There is no longer a requirement for teaching cursive in primary school, and it actively advises teaching using pre-cursive letter forms.
village604@adultswim.fan · 4 pts · 290d
Since their nephew is now 12, they were taught that years ago.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 289d
Did you know that 15 years ago is also considered "years ago"?
Fmstrat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 288d
But left handed kids don't exist, either.
PDFuego@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 291d
Ah, the most common argument for exclusives in the last 20 years of console wars.
Rooster326@programming.dev · 3 pts · 290d
Isn't that just
Because money?
Sony still thinks they're gonna get me to buy a PS4 to play Bloodborne
Schmuppes@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 291d
That's also 16 yo me enjoying Rage Against The Machine.