Everyone has terrible handwriting these days.

( An article from Slate magazine about the decline and fall of penmanship. )

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Back in the day, we learned to write cursive beginning in 4th grade. It didn't help that our 4th grade teacher was a sadistic cow who seized any infraction as an excuse to drag us out of the classroom and into the hallway to paddle our behinds. Caught chewing gum or passing a note? Paddle time! Didn't finish your multiplication drills? Paddle time! She also deducted points from an otherwise perfect spelling paper if your handwriting didn't measure up to her standards. To make sure we had plenty of practice, she would also assign us sentences to write, ala Bart Simpson.

I hated her then and I hate her now, even though she died when I was in 6th grade. I hope she's roasting in her own toasty little Lutheran Hell. Bitch.

Ahh, that was cathartic!

Everyone has terrible handwriting these days.

( An article from Slate magazine about the decline and fall of penmanship. )

***

Back in the day, we learned to write cursive beginning in 4th grade. It didn't help that our 4th grade teacher was a sadistic cow who seized any infraction as an excuse to drag us out of the classroom and into the hallway to paddle our behinds. Caught chewing gum or passing a note? Paddle time! Didn't finish your multiplication drills? Paddle time! She also deducted points from an otherwise perfect spelling paper if your handwriting didn't measure up to her standards. To make sure we had plenty of practice, she would also assign us sentences to write, ala Bart Simpson.

I hated her then and I hate her now, even though she died when I was in 6th grade. I hope she's roasting in her own toasty little Lutheran Hell. Bitch.

Ahh, that was cathartic!