Today, I would say few kids know how to write in cursive. The Common Core standards call for teaching legible writing in Kindergarten and first grade but then it switches to keyboarding.

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.

Cursive Handwriting Will No Longer Be Taught in Schools Because It's a Big, Old Waste of Time Seven states are fighting to continue teaching penmanship in schools By John Boone Nov 15, 2013 10:52 AM ...

The ironic thing about that is, while students feel more like adults when they learn cursive, many adults struggle with the skill. A poll conducted by OnePoll in late 2018 showed that nearly 70% of ...

Hooks, 12, who had limited experience in cursive before she was cast for the film, has a new-found appreciation for the skill. “It took me awhile to get [cursive writing],” Hooks said.

The statewide shift means students across Georgia will now practice cursive as part of their regular coursework.

Cursive is not required by the Common Core curriculum, though a few states have mandated it. And a survey of handwriting teachers by Zaner-Bloser, a cursive textbook publisher, found that only 37 ...

Thanks to state Rep. Kim Hendren and the Legislature, teaching cursive writing in Arkansas schools will be mandatory beginning next school year. Act 160 of 2015 requires that students be taught ...

"The Importance of Cursive Handwriting Over Typewriting for Learning in the Classroom: A High-Density EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults." Frontiers in Psychology (First published ...

I understand that handwriting imprints the memory better — I notice it even in adulthood — but I am skeptical that there is a reason the handwriting is better done in cursive.

Cursive handwriting – when is the last time you used it to write something other than your signature? With so much of our lives online now, the occasions to get out the pen and paper are getting ...