writing an N and M

Logan's school is teaching him to write a capital (or capitol--I can never remember I think the o is like in "capitol building" right?) N and M the strangest way I have EVER seen and it makes no sense to me. For the N they have them make the back line and then the front line and them connect the 2 with the diagonal line. For the M they make 2 lines then make a dot in between those 2 lines (at the bottom) and then connect the straight lines to the dot with a diagonal line. It is SO strange and seems really stupid to me. But, what do I know?