Column: Don't force kids to learn cursive. Mine is terrible, and I'm doing just fine

I was a precocious 8-year-old, placed in a third-grade class for history, math and reading -- but not English. For weeks, our teacher lectured on this new way to communicate. I still remember some of the mnemonic tricks she used for some of the harder letters. Put a hat on "O," small and large. Widen the space between the two bubbles that make up a "K."