For the first time in over 4 years of teaching, I was unable to read one of my students’ handwriting. I gave a test with an essay question, and I was able to make out only about 1/3 of the words he wrote. This bothered me, because I’ve always been good at deciphering my students’ handwriting, even in cases when other teachers couldn’t.
The next day (yesterday), I handed the essay back to the student who wrote it and asked him to read it to me (with me following along) so I could grade it. He wasn’t able to read it either.
