QUESTION:   Why am I getting so discouraged?  I can't even pass my 80's!

ANSWER:  Hey, don't get discouraged.  Calm down.  Write clearly. 

Don't force your strokes.  Allow yourself time to write.  Don't try to write fast.  Write with rhythm.  Move smoothly from one outline to the next.

Your hands will write at their top speed without you "urging" them to go faster.  That means that some strokes will be slower than others.

If you force your hands to write faster than they can, the only possible result is that your writing will break down.

So ignore the speed of your strokes.  It is fine as it is.

Instead work on the space between each stroke.  It is hesitation that saps your speed. 

1)  You must write clearly at all times and at all speeds.

2)  If you write clearly, then work on keeping the hands moving at all times.  Ignore the speed, but ensure that you keep the hands moving.

3)  If you write clearly and if you can keep your hands moving smoothly at all times, then work on the number of words that you carry.

4)  If you write clearly, and if you keep your hands moving smoothly at all time, and if you reduce the number of words that you carry, then work on your graduation speech.