Are 'penmanship, Handwriting being taught in today's schools?It was very important to be able to write well in my school days. They taught the Palmer method and we had many drills and practice sheets. Many of the young folks today can't spell or write their own name clearly. I learned to write very well and spelling was not a problem. Today, words of more than one syllable are hard to spell and pronounce. What about the multiplication tables? With all the electronic gadgets I guess they don't need to know them anymore. Punctuation marks ? Forget it!! Belle