Palmer Method Handwriting is based on the so-true idea that handwriting practice should be handwriting practice, not poetry-composing time or puzzle-solving time.
If the learner has to concentrate on language arts at the same time as practicing his handwriting, obviously his task will be complicated. As they say, “Handwriting class should be to teach ‘how’ to write so the rest of the day may be used to teach ‘what’ to write.” The method is over a hundred years old, and is still the company’s only product. The handwriting produced is a very lovely cursive hand. Students are encouraged to cleave to the norm rather than to invent their own style. Workbooks are less than $3 in all grades, and teacher’s editions are under $10.
