Wow! Did you write with quill pens? My father, who was born in 1862, made his own quill pens for a one room country school from turkey feathers and the ink was made from fruit juice. When pencils came into use around 1900, he started using pencils in his railroad job, but still wrote cursive in quill pen strokes rather than continuous lines.
I wonder what is going on in European schools? Are they leading or following the changes in American schools? Gerry MG wrote: > Wow that dates me a bit. I know how to do all those > things including how to cut a quill. > fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > >> Allan wrote: > > > >> It's getting bad. I think in another generation or two, nobody > >> will know how to write (i.e. longhand), type, or spell. > >> > >> The typical high school kid today, when he has to "sign" his > >> name, prints it like a 2nd grader. In my day (1980s), kids had a > >> pretty developed signature at that age. > > > > On the other hand, if there is no real purpose - why develop the > > skill? > > > > How many of us are competent with driving a 4-in-hand team of > > horses? > > > > Or what is the value of knowing how to start a car with a > > carburetor? > > > > Conversely, are you any better than me with the tiny, no-tactile > > keyboard on a 'phone? It wouldn't take much to be better than > > me! Meaning the skill of using a tiny keyboard is much more > > practical than writing with a quill and ink well. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
