That oft-repeated warning in Palmer Method instructional materials sounded ominous but was ultimately good for business. Austin Norman Palmer literally rewrote the book on penmanship, starting in ...

Invented in the 1880s and enthusiastically embraced by educators, the Palmer Method was designed to automate human hand writing using seated postures, hand positions, and internal reflexes that ...

In 1884, Palmer began the Western Penman publication, which circulated around the globe, promoting his method of practical business handwriting. Palmer thought the current system of chirography ...

"The blackboard around the room had 'The Palmer Method of Writing,' and that was the system with which we were taught to write." The King didn't invent the popular method of teaching cursive.