Juanita, Many things that we older folks once took pride in and thought to be normal seem to have vanished along with common sense and respect for others.We have lost so much in the name of 'progress.' The big businesses are only concerned with the 'profit margin' with little thought to those who give them that profit. Many schools are very careless about what the kids are taught these days, keeping them from killing each other is more important than teaching them any subject. Good manners? What's that? I learned to have a good handwriting, I was proud of that. In fact I was chosen by my boss to address the VIP invitations to our new store opening many years ago. These went to the elite of Newport Beach, California and nearby. Many movie stars lived in the area. I remember addressing them to John Wayne, Christain "Buddy" Ebsen,and others popular at the time. I had 100 to do. I cannot hold a pen steady enough to even write my name, so sad. Arthritis and nerves. I will be 88 in October if I make it. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: "juanita" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:40 AM Subject: [HS] School subjects... > My signature on the credit card machines is nearly illegible....the > machines are at an angle and I barely see what I'm writing. The > clerks don't seem to care if it can be read or not. I don't know why > I have to sign it anyway. I can charge things to my credit card over > the phone without a signature. > > I still have a certificate for Excellence in the Palmer Method of > Writing given me when I was in Junior High School and I admire good > handwriting but too many children are being allowed to go thru school > with illegible scribbles. The text messages make a person forget how > to spell. > > juanita > > > > These new machines at check out counters for the use of credit cards > > are "for the PITS" or Spits.... If anybody can read my very neatly > > written Palmer method handwriting they are magicians. If the > > credit card companies or Check card companies do not "RAISE HIGH > > HELL" the art of writing will be lost for ever. Text messages are > > bird seed...... spelling has gone to be with the devil.... so many > > 'derned' abbreviations it looks like a secret code. > > MY Rant is done. Jeane > > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Jen LaBonte <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Sylvia, > > > > > > I think that it's extremely important the children..soon to be > > > adults, know how to write legibly. Many of them just make marks & to > > > many people..especially potential employers this isn't acceptable. > > > They should learn how to write correctly. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >