I don't think it is an intentional plot. Having lived with a (good) primary school teacher for 30 years and seen something of the environment, it is far more credible to think the abandonment of cursive is simply the teachers not wanting to spend time on it, either through laziness, lack of skill, or being overstuffed with priorities. It is the teachers who first dumb themselves down. And parents don't care. (They are often somewhat dumb as well.)
Yes teachers are lazy we all know this. Taken from a comment above yours, laziness does not account for this.
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– SuckaFree 10 hours ago +23 / -0
Being able to read and write in cursive also helps with cognitive learning abilities like discernment. If you can effectively read cursive, you are better able to cognitively spot differences in context clues because the subconscious human mind will always find a way to tell others what you're really thinking versus what you're saying, whether thru spoken or written words, especially if you don't truly believe what you're wroting. Cursive betrays the author more readily than print writing when it comes to discerning certain contextual clues like the author's true meaning, therefore allowing the reader to discern the author's true meaning. The brain will inherently create micro fluctuations in the author's script that readers are able to find and analyze when using critical thinking as the key to unlocking what an author is putting out. Cursive is also an art form, and art has long been a way for people to find deeper meaning in what the artist is trying to convey. This is also how a trained person can spot forged signatures.
Social engineers know this, which is why I believe [they] quit teaching the art of cursive writing. It's also why [they]'ve removed art from the curriculum of most public schools. Art class wasn't just about learning to draw, it also teaches critical thinking. And critical thinking is a skill that [they] simply cannot allow The People to possess in any meaningful way.
Well, I accept the existence of graphology, or whatever the name is for handwriting analysis, but as a motive, I think it is bunk. I have written by hand for all my life, and my handwriting varies from all kinds of causes having nothing to do with my intent of communication. If it takes a graphologist to figure such things out, it is like saying door locks are no good because they can be picked by a locksmith.
Laziness is only part of the possible problem. I was focusing more on ignorance. And there is also bureaucratic distraction resulting from sociological pushing. There are plenty of hard-working teachers, in an environment that undermines what they are trying to do.
What nobody has mentioned is that cursive writing is excellent training for hand-eye coordination, the ability to direct one's hands and fingers to make delicate motions. It does tie in with instruction in art. I find it deplorable that so many of the classes that I grew up with in school seem to have been eliminated by an uncultured "educational" bureaucracy: wood shop, metal shop, music, art... The less you have to learn, the less you will ever know.
I don't think it is an intentional plot. Having lived with a (good) primary school teacher for 30 years and seen something of the environment, it is far more credible to think the abandonment of cursive is simply the teachers not wanting to spend time on it, either through laziness, lack of skill, or being overstuffed with priorities. It is the teachers who first dumb themselves down. And parents don't care. (They are often somewhat dumb as well.)
Yes teachers are lazy we all know this. Taken from a comment above yours, laziness does not account for this.
▼ – SuckaFree 10 hours ago +23 / -0 Being able to read and write in cursive also helps with cognitive learning abilities like discernment. If you can effectively read cursive, you are better able to cognitively spot differences in context clues because the subconscious human mind will always find a way to tell others what you're really thinking versus what you're saying, whether thru spoken or written words, especially if you don't truly believe what you're wroting. Cursive betrays the author more readily than print writing when it comes to discerning certain contextual clues like the author's true meaning, therefore allowing the reader to discern the author's true meaning. The brain will inherently create micro fluctuations in the author's script that readers are able to find and analyze when using critical thinking as the key to unlocking what an author is putting out. Cursive is also an art form, and art has long been a way for people to find deeper meaning in what the artist is trying to convey. This is also how a trained person can spot forged signatures. Social engineers know this, which is why I believe [they] quit teaching the art of cursive writing. It's also why [they]'ve removed art from the curriculum of most public schools. Art class wasn't just about learning to draw, it also teaches critical thinking. And critical thinking is a skill that [they] simply cannot allow The People to possess in any meaningful way.
Well, I accept the existence of graphology, or whatever the name is for handwriting analysis, but as a motive, I think it is bunk. I have written by hand for all my life, and my handwriting varies from all kinds of causes having nothing to do with my intent of communication. If it takes a graphologist to figure such things out, it is like saying door locks are no good because they can be picked by a locksmith.
Laziness is only part of the possible problem. I was focusing more on ignorance. And there is also bureaucratic distraction resulting from sociological pushing. There are plenty of hard-working teachers, in an environment that undermines what they are trying to do.
What nobody has mentioned is that cursive writing is excellent training for hand-eye coordination, the ability to direct one's hands and fingers to make delicate motions. It does tie in with instruction in art. I find it deplorable that so many of the classes that I grew up with in school seem to have been eliminated by an uncultured "educational" bureaucracy: wood shop, metal shop, music, art... The less you have to learn, the less you will ever know.
Very good point