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$I'm throwing my hat in the ring for @goodtype's #KeepCursiveAlive campaign. I think I'm a couple days late, as this was part of #GoodtypeTuesday, but it's a near-and-dear cause that spoke to me. ⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ I still remember learning cursive in elementary school and the confidence boost it gave me in ALL subjects, knowing that I could write my assignments more legibly, more beautifully, and, frankly, faster.⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ I saw this in play again later in life, when I used to volunteer at @826LA West, in Los Angeles. I was there to help kids with their homework, from writing essays about Abe Lincoln to adding fractions. I quickly realized how many of the kids were struggling with the actual act of forming #letters, and it was slowing them down a lot. So I started challenging the kids I worked with to erase a letter when they didn't like it, and try it again until it looked good. I taught them some basics of #cursive, and ways of holding the pencil to make writing easier. I thought these little lessons might be helpful, but I never anticipated how transformative they would be. Kids started running up to me to show off their notebook pages, because for the first time they were proud of how their writing looked. ⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ Science backs all this up, by the way, but if you're reading this caption and follow my account, you probably don't need any convincing! Students who are confident in their handwriting and can physically manage a pencil from a young age tend to become more confident in all their subjects. Not to mention that people remember notes taken by hand far more than notes they type, and that cursive is the most efficient way to write quickly – not just the most beautiful!⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ #moderncalligraphy #imacalligrafile @jgrahamcarraway⁣⠀ #handlettering #thedailytype #goodtype #handwriting #typegang #penmanship #script$