Grundschrift Explained

Grundschrift (base font, literally ground script) is a simplified form of handwriting adopted by Hamburg schools, and it is currently endorsed by the German National Primary Schoolteachers' Union.[1]

If nationally adopted, it would replace the three different German cursives currently being taught in schools: the Lateinische Ausgangsschrift (introduced in 1953), the Schulausgangsschrift (1968), and the Vereinfachte Ausgangsschrift (1969), providing a standardized system of handwriting in German school systems.[2]

Grundschrift letters are written separately as block letters as opposed to cursive script, in which letters are conjoined together in a flowing motion.

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Notes and References

  1. The Guardian - German teachers campaign to simplify handwriting in schools
  2. Web site: Grundschrift - Schreibschrift: Verlust oder Gewinn? . 2014-01-23 . 2022-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129154635/http://grundschrift-schreibschrift.de/ . dead .