I don't normally observe this kind of holiday, but in this case I'm making an exception. There was a recent segment on French news that cursive handwriting was no longer being uniformly taught in American Schools. As cursive is rigorously taught in French schools (and with a fountain pen no less!) this was scandalous enough to the French they found it newsworthy. I was not aware of this. I went to the internet in search of information, hoping this was just a case of American bashing. Alas no, it is the truth; American Schools under Common Core State Standards Initiatives no longer require that cursive handwriting be taught. I was shocked. How could something so important, such a fundamental part of our identities and our ability to express ourselves, no longer be taught? Not even to have a signature? How can this be acceptable? I find this very sad.
I wanted to show my support for National Handwriting Day, but could not find a badge to proudly display on my blog, so...I have made one.
If you too support handwriting and its continuing importance in our society feel free to copy this badge and place it on your blog, Facebook, etc. Just right click on the image and save it to your computer.
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