Cursive Writing

Cursive Handwriting is Still a Practical Necessity

Tamika Sayles | Posted 02.18.2012

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Tamika Sayles

As a distinguished African-American member of Generation Y, I vow to uphold the rules and principles of cursive handwriting. The art of cursive handwriting among students is disappearing at an alarming rate. What is your take on the cursive debate?

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Yet Another State Stops Teaching Cursive In Schools

Posted 10.01.2011

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Hawaii is joining several states across the country that are dropping cursive writing from mandatory school curriculum. The Aloha state has adopted...

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A Signature Shift?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 09.12.2011

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Sam Chaltain

This morning, as I watched my two-year old son make distinctive colorful swirls on his drawing paper, I realized we were moving away from a deeply held belief about what makes each of us unique.

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Scratch That: Schools Required To Teach Keyboarding, No More Cursive [POLL]

Posted 09.06.2011

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Is the keyboard completely replacing the pen? Indiana school officials have announced that students will no longer be required to learn cursive wri...

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A Write Of Passage: Is Cursive Handwriting A Dying Art In Schools?

Posted 05.30.2011

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Cursive handwriting instruction is disappearing. Students and teachers alike have swapped pencils for keyboards, baselines for blinking cursors, a...

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