Incoming student mindset...

[SteamWake]

Kind of a shame really handwrighting is an art.

I used to work as a draftsmen before the days of autocad, one of the most sought out traits was 'lettering' the ability to hand wright text that could be read by all.

It took hours of study and years of practice to be even halfway decent.

To this day unless I am purposely 'lettering' my cursive is more legible than my block letters.

Kind of curious when you think about it how the computer has crushed an art form.

But how do kids take notes in class these days?

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Kind of a shame really handwrighting is an art.

In the case of people like Frau Kaleun and me an abstract art.

My hand writing is horrible, print or those squiggly letters for making 'yas mark. Both are indecipherable.

It is so bad that back in high school they had to let me use a computer to write out any essay questions on tests. Actually I got good at typing, and I plan on buying a laptop for note taking when I go back to school.

[Sledgehammer427]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

But how do kids take notes in class these days?

OH! OHHH! I got this!

I slept. my mind is far more receptive to lessons when I'm not using it to be cynical.
When I actually took notes (between naps and walking from nap room to nap room...ehem, classroom..)
Note taking has become kind of an art form in itself. you get the time to read the powerpoint slide, then an equal amount of time, about 15-45 seconds, to write it all down. usually smashing a few words onto a couple lines in your notebook as quickly as possible.
I usually gave up and slept. I am a better reader/listener than I am a note taker.

[razark]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

I used to work as a draftsmen before the days of autocad, one of the most sought out traits was 'lettering' the ability to hand wright text that could be read by all.

It took hours of study and years of practice to be even halfway decent.

The office I work in shares space with the department that maintains the engineering drawings for all buildings on site, as well as a large amount of other hardware (it's amazing what can be considered a drawing, sometimes). One day when I had not much else to do, I opened up one of their drawers, pulled out a stack of early to mid 60s vintage, and looked through them. It looked like pretty standard stuff, much like I saw on their computers.

And then I took a second look, and it hit me. They were done by hand! Holy crap! The precision of the lettering and the drawings was amazing. It really is a lost art, and I really do mean art.