I was recently made aware that some states in the U.S.A. no longer teach writing. I knew that cursive wasnât taught much anymore (and neither was phonics, but thatâs at least having a comeback).
To make a long story short, I find this nuts! I know fifth graders who are so used to clicking options on their computers (because a lot of testing is online now) that they donât know how to spell their own last names on formsâŚ
Anywho, thoughts? Do any of you have young kids or siblings? Do they know how to write their letters? Do they know cursive or script? Do they know their phonics sounds? Is writing slowly dying? Will authors become a thing of the past?! cue mental spiraling
Like, these used to be the best homework! How are they not a thing anymore?!
I donât have any kids, so I didnât know this. I wonder what they are learning in school these days, if theyâre not allowed to read books anymore because of book bans and now theyâre not allowed to write either? â(ËâżËc)
It literally only came to my attention because Iâm living in a different state now than the one I grew up in. Where I grew up we learned phonics and did sheets like the ones above. There was a kindergartener I met recently and after some convo with her mom and the teacher it was brought to the vice principalâs attention that penmanship was no longer a part of the curriculum. The kindergartners are beginning to learn phonics again, but only after not having it in the school system for like 8 yearsâŚ
Do they know cursive? I know I learned in fourth grade because I had a teacher who made us learn and only accepted our work if it was in cursive. Thatâs how I learned how to sign my name on legal documents. When kids see my writing now (because I solely write in cursive) they act like itâs alien writing and try to decipher the letters lol.
I did writing in school, and my handwriting still makes a doctorâs look like fancy calligraphy lol. But it did help me learn to spell a lot better, and pronounce words.
Yep. I think that kids, even though theyâre a LOT more technologically literate than Millenials, and even some early Gen Z folks, some of them are almost illiterate in normal reading/writing tasks, which is sad. Both areas need to be worked on, still, even in the technological age.
They still need to spell their name, fill out forms etc.
And yeah, my class used to have spelling bees and I usually won, or got to the last round but once I didnât wanna be a super nerd so I threw it and I let the other person win I donât regratte it, to be honestâŚ
Lol, I remember being in my spelling bee to represent my class and think I got out on the third word XD. But I still remember coyote being the word that got me into the spelling bee against Abner Savaria XD. I learned how to spell words a lot through keeping subtitles on the tv. XD
Yes, thatâs another way, subtitles. Subtitles are so underrated as a learning tool. A lot of people over here sadly think of them as just a tool for the hard of hearing to use. Coyote could be tricky for a kid if they spell it as they sound it though
Everything is on the computer these days so a lot of people think you donât need to learn how to write. Especially in America because itâs currently a special little snowflake.
Iâm actually an english teacher. A lot of people here can still write perfectly fine but you can always tell who is more used to writing and who is more used to typing.
cue mental spiraling 
I donât regratte it, to be honest⌠
