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Teacher threatens kid for writing her name in cursive

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Teacher's threatening note on 7-year-old's homework goes viral

 
Few things strike apprehension into the heart of a child like seeing a long note from their teacher in bright red ink at the top of a worksheet. Usually such a note indicates a bad grade, but instead of being told she did poorly on an assignment, a 7-year-old got a dose of the dreaded red pen for simply signing her name in cursive instead of print.

 

According to a Facebook post that's quickly going viral, young Alyssa received a note from her teacher alongside her perfectly formed cursive signature saying, "Stop writing your name in cursive. You have had several warnings."

 
 

While following a teacher's directions is an important skill for students to learn, and it's not unreasonable for a teacher to make note of a student doing something they've repeatedly been told to not do, it's hard to understand why anyone would want to discourage Alyssa from practicing her cursive skills in the first place. This seems like a situation that would warrant a sticker or words of praise rather than an angry note

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With so much of our day-to-day business being performed via computersicon1.png and more and more major documents accepting electronic signatures, it makes sense that teaching children cursive might not be a priority in all schools. However, cursive isn't a lost art just yet.

We might not use checkbooks as often as the generations before us, but signing your driver's license or reading a historical document requires the ability to read and write script. If a student shows an aptitude for a somewhat unique skill, especially one like cursive, which requires focus, concentration and lots of practice to master, the goal should be to encourage them, not try to shame them or stop them.

If anything, taking the time to write in cursive is going above and beyond the task of simply writing your name at the top of your paper. That type of pride in one's schoolwork should be something adults want to foster in childrenicon1.png rather than shutting it down or making them feel bad. Teachers should want students like Alyssa in their class, students who aren't afraid of hard work and have a natural thirst for learning.

 

It's important for teachers and adults to urge children to try new things. When kidsicon1.png seek out new chances to learn, they will look to the adults in their life for support and reassurance that a skill is worth pursuing. It's vital that teachers try to foster that love of learning rather than tamp it down.

When dealing with the day-to-day details of teaching a childicon1.png, it can be hard to see the bigger picture of what accomplishments their current behaviors could lead to down the road. It's easy to want kids to simply do as they're told to get through the day, but asking questions, not taking the easy way out and mastering new talents are all things that make powerful future leaders. After all, a child who's willing to bend the rules in school could grow up to be the one who makes the rules.



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Thing is, cursive writing is dying out. It isn't even taught much anymore.

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I hope there is follow-up information on this.



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I want to punch that teacher in the face.

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Reminds me of my 6th grade teacher who sent me to the principal's office for insubordination because I was writing with my left hand due to my right wrist being in a cast. I couldn't hold my pencil properly in my right hand. Principal got my work for the week and had my parents come pick me up.

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Lord Chef. That teacher would have lost her mind with me.

I left 3rd grade with dozens of stitches and bandages on my right arm and hand, and then entered 4th grade with a cast on the same arm from finger tips to above my elbow.

I did get pretty good at writing with my left hand.

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I want to punch that teacher in the face.

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So if the schools are not teaching cursive, why does every form the kids have to sign, including acknowledgment of reading and understanding the Student Handbook, have a line for printing the name and for signing their name? Quality control issue on the form me thinks. They haven't caught the form up with what they do/don't teach. Total fail on the school systems.

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Lord Chef. That teacher would have lost her mind with me.

I left 3rd grade with dozens of stitches and bandages on my right arm and hand, and then entered 4th grade with a cast on the same arm from finger tips to above my elbow.

I did get pretty good at writing with my left hand.

 I'm ambidextrous so not sure what her malfunction was.

I hope you weren't in the cast for long. I would've hated to have had a cast that long.



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I was in some sort of restrictive something or other for almost 6 months.

The stitches had to come out early because it got infected. Even covered up. The cut was just too deep.

About a week later I broke my arm.

You talk about itching.



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Yikes!

That must've been a long 6 months!

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OK, first - this child should be praised for knowing how to sign her name in cursive. Second - that teacher is a moron.

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Yikes!

That must've been a long 6 months!

 It was. 

And it was that same year I sprained my ankle so bad they wanted to cast it as well.

I was a rough kid.



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Lawyerlady wrote:

OK, first - this child should be praised for knowing how to sign her name in cursive. Second - that teacher is a moron.

 I really want to hear what the teacher's reasoning is. I can't think of anything. The name at the top of the page doesn't even matter except to tell who the paper belongs to. 



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OK, first - this child should be praised for knowing how to sign her name in cursive. Second - that teacher is a moron.

 I really want to hear what the teacher's reasoning is. I can't think of anything. The name at the top of the page doesn't even matter except to tell who the paper belongs to. 

 Maybe she can't read cursive?



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Lawyerlady wrote:

OK, first - this child should be praised for knowing how to sign her name in cursive. Second - that teacher is a moron.

 Yes. She should be.

But then the others in the class might feel bad.

She is another casualty of the mediocre.

Everyone must be the same.



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Lawyerlady wrote:
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Lawyerlady wrote:

OK, first - this child should be praised for knowing how to sign her name in cursive. Second - that teacher is a moron.

 I really want to hear what the teacher's reasoning is. I can't think of anything. The name at the top of the page doesn't even matter except to tell who the paper belongs to. 

 Maybe she can't read cursive?

 Could be, lol. But if this girl is the only one writing in cursive she should know whose paper it is.



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Lawyerlady wrote:
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Lawyerlady wrote:

OK, first - this child should be praised for knowing how to sign her name in cursive. Second - that teacher is a moron.

 I really want to hear what the teacher's reasoning is. I can't think of anything. The name at the top of the page doesn't even matter except to tell who the paper belongs to. 

 Maybe she can't read cursive?

 Depending on her age, this could actually be the problem.



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I will tell you I think it is flat out stupid they don't teach cursive, anymore. If they want to read a hand written letter by anyone over 30, they will need to know to read cursive. If they want to study historic documents, they will need to know cursive. Heck - if they want to work for the post office, they need to know how to read cursive.

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They still teach cursive at DD's school. Next year, in third grade.

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I will tell you I think it is flat out stupid they don't teach cursive, anymore. If they want to read a hand written letter by anyone over 30, they will need to know to read cursive. If they want to study historic documents, they will need to know cursive. Heck - if they want to work for the post office, they need to know how to read cursive.

 I've said this before. That someday in the not too distant future, no one will be able to read our DI.

 



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NAOW wrote:

They still teach cursive at DD's school. Next year, in third grade.

 Yeah. My kids learned it in third grade.

I worked all Summer with Jesse on it because the third grade teacher had him convinced he would never survive 4th without it.

The first day of 4th, he turned in a paper written in cursive and the teacher told him he didn't have to write in cursive.

He went from very proud of himself to embarrassed and confused.

 



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I still think it has a lot to do with sameness.

Aaron could read going into kindergarten. The teacher would get on to him. Said he was "showing off".



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Lawyerlady wrote:

OK, first - this child should be praised for knowing how to sign her name in cursive. Second - that teacher is a moron.

 Third, Alyssa's mom is in the service and taught her cursive on her time home.  It was something they did together.



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It makes me sad that cursive is dying out, but I unfortunately agree that it will soon be equivalent to a lost language. 100 years from now someone is going to say "Prove that the Declaration of Independence says that!" and they'll look at the original and no one will be able to read it.

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I still think it has a lot to do with sameness.

Aaron could read going into kindergarten. The teacher would get on to him. Said he was "showing off".

 Wow what a teaching fail.



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Lawyerlady wrote:

I will tell you I think it is flat out stupid they don't teach cursive, anymore. If they want to read a hand written letter by anyone over 30, they will need to know to read cursive. If they want to study historic documents, they will need to know cursive. Heck - if they want to work for the post office, they need to know how to read cursive.

 AMEN!!!!

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I still think it has a lot to do with sameness.

Aaron could read going into kindergarten. The teacher would get on to him. Said he was "showing off".

 Wow what a teaching fail.

 Well yeah. 

But that's what happens when mediocre is encouraged. 

Everyone gets a trophy cause no one is allowed to excel.



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lilyofcourse wrote:
NAOW wrote:

They still teach cursive at DD's school. Next year, in third grade.

 Yeah. My kids learned it in third grade.

I worked all Summer with Jesse on it because the third grade teacher had him convinced he would never survive 4th without it.

The first day of 4th, he turned in a paper written in cursive and the teacher told him he didn't have to write in cursive.

He went from very proud of himself to embarrassed and confused.

 

 In third grade, I believe they spent a very short time learning cursive.  But then, they did not expect the kids to write in it after the unit was over. 



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We learned to write cursive with...wait for it...with a fountain pen.

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Lawyerlady wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
NAOW wrote:

They still teach cursive at DD's school. Next year, in third grade.

 Yeah. My kids learned it in third grade.

I worked all Summer with Jesse on it because the third grade teacher had him convinced he would never survive 4th without it.

The first day of 4th, he turned in a paper written in cursive and the teacher told him he didn't have to write in cursive.

He went from very proud of himself to embarrassed and confused.

 

 In third grade, I believe they spent a very short time learning cursive.  But then, they did not expect the kids to write in it after the unit was over. 

 That's the way it is about every where now.

Shame really.



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In 3rd grade, we learned cursive AND started using pens - REAL pens - with changeabe nibs and REAL ink - from an ink-well in the corner of the desk. As a lefty, my fabulous teacher had the janitor drill another hole in the opposite corner of the desk just for me!



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I've tried using a pen with ink. I was attempting to learn caligraphy. I made a huge mess.

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Momala wrote:

In 3rd grade, we learned cursive AND started using pens - REAL pens - with changeabe nibs and REAL ink - from an ink-well in the corner of the desk. As a lefty, my fabulous teacher had the janitor drill another hole in the opposite corner of the desk just for me!

 I've always wanted to use a real pen.



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I've tried using a pen with ink. I was attempting to learn caligraphy. I made a huge mess.

 I love calligraphy!



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I didn't get very good at it.

My uncle can. He did my wedding invitations.

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Momala wrote:

In 3rd grade, we learned cursive AND started using pens - REAL pens - with changeabe nibs and REAL ink - from an ink-well in the corner of the desk. As a lefty, my fabulous teacher had the janitor drill another hole in the opposite corner of the desk just for me!

How was the smearing?

 

 

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