The past few days have been very interesting and hectic and I would like to share my findings with you.
“The state of Indiana, USA, has decided NOT to require the teaching of cursive writing this fall in the schools. “
My friends Theresa and Bob and a whole lot of Graphologists thought of it as a bad idea, Some felt it could be used for research purpose (That idea I strongly reject)
Is the keyboard completely replacing the pen?
Indiana school officials have announced that students will no longer be required to learn cursive writing, effective this fall.
In a memo to schools in April, state officials said schools can still teach cursive as independent school protocol, but students will be expected to be proficient in using the keyboard, The Tribune-Star reports.
District and school officials didn’t find the announcement particularly surprising.
“The skill of handwriting is a dying art,” [said East Allen County Schools Superintendent Karyle Green]. “Everything isn’t handwritten anymore.”
The Tribune-Star also reports that parents are worried about children knowing how to sign their names. The SAT and Advanced Placement exams also currently require handwritten essays.
This article truly is very depressing and talks about handwriting been more a curse than a boon. What a shame that the people are not aware of the true potential of Handwriting Analysis and using their Handwriting help them change their personality. We have many proofs as to how handwriting is useful and why cursive should be thought .
Research highlights the hand’s unique relationship with the brain when it comes to composing thoughts and ideas. Virginia Berninger, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says handwriting differs from typing because it requires executing sequential strokes to form a letter, whereas keyboarding involves selecting a whole letter by touching a key.
She says pictures of the brain have illustrated that sequential finger movements activated massive regions involved in thinking, language and working memory—the system for temporarily storing and managing information.
And one recent study of hers demonstrated that in grades two, four and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more ideas when writing essays by hand versus with a keyboard.
Writing increases neural activity
A recent Indiana University study had one group of children practice printing letters by hand while a second group just looked at examples of A’s, B’s, and C’s. Then, both groups of kids entered a functional MRI (disguised as a “spaceship”) that scanned their brains as the researchers showed them letters. The neural activity in the first group was far more advanced and “adult-like,” researchers found. It showed that learning had taken place.
Writing Cursive and the Brain
“There’s some pretty powerful evidence of changes in the brain that occur as the result of learning to overcome a motor challenge,” says Rand Nelson of Peterson Directed Handwriting. The act of physically gripping a pen or pencil and practicing the swirls, curls and connections of cursive handwriting activates parts of the brain that lead increase language fluency.
This idea is echoed by Iris Hatfield, creator of the New American Cursive program. She also believes in the connection between handwriting and brain development. “Cursive improves neural connections in the brain, “she writes. She stresses that physiological movement of writing cursive letters “help build pathways in the brain while improving mental effectiveness.” This increased effectiveness may continue throughout a child’s academic career.
R. Shadmehr and H. Holcomb of Johns Hopkins University published a study in Science Magazine showing that their subject’s brains actually changed in reaction to physical instruction such as cursive handwriting lessons. The researchers provided PET scans as evidence of these changes in brain structure. Further, they also demonstrated that these changes resulted in an “almost immediate improvement in fluency,” which led to later development of neural pathways. As a result of practicing motor skills, the researchers found, knowledge becomes more stable.
Handwriting is one of the most difficult neuro muscular tasks. There are several basic brain processes involved in handwriting. Binocular teaming, or the proper focusing of the eyes, requires integration between the two hemispheres of the brain. Writing neatly on the paper is a fine motor activity which requires good hand eye coordination and good fine motor skill. Most handwriting problems are caused by a sensory integration disorder which inhibits coordination and integration between the many brain structures and systems involved in the writing process.
A fellow Handwriting Expert Theresa Oltega from Indiana has been following up this issue with the Indiana authorities and this is the link to her interview .Educators warn of negative effects of not teaching cursive
I feel that one must learn new things and technology is growing with leaps and bounds, but some things cannot be substituted and writing is far effective for the development of the brain to be considered a hassle. Handwriting affects our personality, our thought process and brings out our talents, or deep layered fears and study even shows that changing the handwriting has profound effect on the personality, also known as Grapho Therapy.
I hope this article is helpful to you, please leave your comments. You may contact me on faridahbharmal@gmail.com
(This speech was sent by Mr Ravindra Junagade ,a fellow Graphologist and I couldn’t help sharing it with my readers). The Signature analysis is at the end, first just read how he thinks )
this is the signature some way back and the second one I got from Wikipedia and is known to be a recent one.
The signature is our Badge the world, Its our identity card and as you can see, his name is firmly stated, you can read it and come to know whose signature it is, similarly in handwriting analysis it signifies a person who is communicative, practical and reliable. It indicates a person who does not pull a facade, what you see is what you get. It has a nice combination of garlands and arcades which show a receptive person , a writer who is trusting and open and driven towards success and accomplishment. However the man was human and had his own faults, one being the beginning stroke of the first letter (S), which starts below the baseline, shows Jobs was resentful and he often misplaced his anger. And because he had a right slant, he often expressed his feelings without inhibitions. The man was determined and generous and to the point. 
s a series of protests on M F Hussain, some with him and some against. The basic matter was that he portrayed the Hindu Gods and Godesses Naked whereas his mother and daughter and other Islamic deities fully clothed. why did he do that? what was in his mind? was he partialto one side or simply painting what ever it that he felt like? His handwriting will give us a clue as to whether he did things without any thought and impulsively or whether his way of looking was mushy. 
The organizer agreed that they gave seminars just on this topic, but let the audience know that there is no way a person can control the other and that the motivation comes directly from the staff itself than from the boss. He went on to elaborate that the key in any situation is to get th
This useful trait can be seen in one’s handwriting, just look in for t-bars, this trait is known as enthusiasm and it is one of the basic features that is found in the writing of rich and famous men. Enthusiasm sells; it makes people notice you and is a drive that gets the work done. If you are a boss and want to start new projects or choose a team leader, enthusiasm is a main ingredient you should look out for. It saves time and money for a lot of recruiting agencies who are looking for the right person for a right job. Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most highly regarded American inventors whose creations helped to enhance the lives of people. The electric light, one of e
Abraham Lincon, the Sixteenth President of the United States of America was born on February 12th 1809, and died April 15th 1865 at the age of fifty six. His party was Republican and he was president for four years from 1861-1865, when he was assassinated. As president, he led the country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis—the American Civil War. He was the first president to be assassinated. According to a personal friend, Abraham Lincoln dreamed of his own assassination shortly before his death.
Prince William-Kate and Late Lady Diana’s Handwriting Analysis.
The late Lady Diana’s handwriting has been included to allow my readers to have clarity as to how one person’s handwriting can show their inner self and how its immense power can transform lives. Because no two handwritings are alike, just as no two people are alike, every handwriting is as unique as a fingerprint.Handwriting is the psychological imprint of an individual. Diana’s writing is very rounded and very much in the middle zone.
His writing also shows that he will not allow anyone to know what he is truly up to. There are many others factors in his writing that make him a flirtatious person and like every young viral man has sex on his mind and wants to have an intimate relationship. He does not like being told what to do, and is a pretty straight forward person.
