To the editor: For years, cursive writing has not been taught in public faculties (“Have we forgotten how to say thank you?” March 19). Three of my 4 grandchildren can’t learn a letter that I write to them in cursive. My youngest grandchild, age 9, is studying cursive now. The article concerning the lack of writing thank-you notes discusses one other misplaced artwork. Throughout COVID, I wrote letters to my grandchildren a number of occasions every week, in print type, not in cursive. However I’ve obtained written response and thank-you notes from all of them.
My two oldest grandchildren wrote many thank-you notes to friends at their bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah, and every certainly one of them was personalized to the reward obtained. My daughters have taught their kids {that a} handwritten and honest thank-you is the very least that one can do to supply gratitude. In an age the place gratitude is more and more absent, the small act of really writing your letter of thanks has develop into an ideal act in and of itself.
Frima Telerant, Westwood
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To the editor: Thanks for an vital reminder of courtesy and being grateful in our loopy and rushed world. I grew up in a house the place thank-you notes have been a typical, and it’s a life behavior that I take pleasure in and that the recipient all the time appreciates.
Laurie Kelson, Encino
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To the editor: Thanks on your article. Desperately wanted and all so true. My pet peeve is questioning if anybody says “thanks” anymore. It’s such a straightforward factor to do once more. Thanks, I’m so grateful on your ideas.
Suzanne MacMillin, Newport Seaside
