Among the many controversies generated by the Common Core Standards, few generate more emotional debate than the decision to eliminate cursive writing instruction. Montessori educators Bobby George and June George enter the fray armed with the testimony of a famous 19th century scribbler. Their essay was published in Quartz in Sept. 2013.
Read it here: George & George, “Why We Shouldn’t Write Off Cursive”
- George and George mention—but give little explanation of—arguments and reasoning on both sides of the cursive writing debate. What are the arguments they mentioned? Summarize them in separate lists. Why might the authors have chosen to rely more on anecdotal evidence than on any of the statistical or scientific reasoning that abounds in the debate? Is their evidence persuasive? Why or why not?
- Why might the authors have mentioned the NASA space pen? Does it make a positive contribution to their argument? Why or why not?
- George and George give the example of Abraham Lincoln and his awareness that he would be known and judged by the quality of his handwriting; they close their essay by asking what type of mark we want to leave. Without cursive writing, what kinds of marks will we leave? Will our tweets and Facebook timelines be similar to Lincoln’s handwriting? Why or why not?
- Were you taught cursive in elementary school? What is your position on the instruction of cursive writing? Should we discard it from the school curriculum or maintain it? Write an essay in which you elaborate your arguments for or against the instruction of cursive writing in elementary school. Use evidence drawn from your own experience and that of students that you may know; link your evidence to the arguments discussed by George and George.
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In recent discussions of cursive writing, a controversial issue has been whether it should be accepted as extinct or saved and reinforced in schools. On the one hand, some argue that cursive is an art. From this perspective, it is the foundation of all of our historical documents, for example the Constitution. Cursive writing is, in a literal sense, written into our history. On the other hand, however, others argue that writing, both cursive and handwriting, are being replaced by computer keys and print. In sum, then, the issue is whether schools should teach cursive as part of early elementary school English class or as an art class. My own view is that cursive should be taught as an art class. Though I concede that cursive writing would be useful to relearn in my near future for SAT purposes, I still maintain that it is not a necessity for regular writing assignments. Cursive today, is most useful in typography in art. For example, I predict that in the future, handwritten essays will be eliminated from the SAT test altogether, and most likely replaced with technology. This issue is important because it has always been a controversial topic. As our country evolves even more into the technologically controlled universe it has more recently become, the topic becomes more relevant in our present and future literary lives.
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One on hand, I agree that cursive is a form of art. It is an important part of our history. Our constitution is written in crusive. On the other hand, I disagree with the fact that cursive is taught in school. I do not think cursive should be taught in schools. It should be taught in art class, but that is it. Cursive is definitely a lost breed, and people do not use it anymore. I have not used cursive since I was in early elementary school. This will be the first year that I have to use it again. The only thing most people use cursive for is their signatures. Cursive is very complicated, and it is tough to learn, especially when it is not used as much as it used to. That is why I think cursive should not be taught in school.
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In discussions of cursive handwriting, George and George discuss both sides of whether cursive should or shouldn’t be written off of the school curriculum. On the one hand, some argue that writing cursive has become unnecessary to an increasing digital society, and only used for minimal purposes, such as signing a check. They say classroom time of learning cursive can be used for something more relevant in today’s society and that cursive is not a necessary part of academic success. It’s easy to see people’s reasoning behind this in the digital society we have today. Many assume everyone has a computer and needs to learn how to type on that rather than practice penmanship skills. On the other hand, however, others argue that it is not only an art, but it is easy to use, increases brain activation, heightens academic performance, improves letter recognition, and gives a person greater coherence and reading comprehension. All of these improvements are supported by MRIs. My own view is that cursive handwriting should still be taught in school. Not only does it improve one’s cognitive functions, it is also a way in which we express our character. I was taught cursive from third grade to fifth grade. I felt that it was not difficult to learn and found that it was easier to write after learning cursive writing. My handwriting now is a mixture of print and cursive and probably wouldn’t be if I hadn’t been taught cursive in elementary school. Although some might object that it isn’t easy to memorize letters in cursive and therefore is useless, I would reply that it is because it isn’t being put into practice. If schools kept it in the curriculum we can improve cognitive skills and develop character in our handwriting.
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In the recent discussions of cursive writing ,a controversial issue has been whether it is relevant in modern day society. On one hand some argue that it is our duty to preserve history. From this perspective, it is not entirely unrealistic that perpetuating cursive writing is in some way preserving history when you take into consideration that it has been used for hundreds of years.On the other hand,however, others argue that it is no longer applicable in this day and age due to the rise of technology and digital writing. In the words of George, one of this views main proponents ,”Opponents of script argue that needing to read and write in cursive is no longer relevant in an increasingly digital society. Some believe that cursive is essentially archaic, the importance of which is relegated only to checks, signatures, and the occasional love letter”. According to this view, knowing cursive is no longer really a necessity, or anything remotely close to an essential skill for success. In sum then, the issue is whether they continue to teach it in schools or to drop it from the main curriculum. (although a substantial number of schools have already taken cursive writing out of their curriculum).
My own view is that cursive should continue to be taught in elementary schools. Though I concede that it is not a skill necessary for success, I still maintain that in the spirit of tradition and historical preservation we should not let it fade away. For example, our founding fathers hand wrote documents in cursive, such as The declaration of Independence, or our very own constitution. Although some might object that it is a waste of time and resources, I would reply that it is not a waste of time, but an art that has been perpetuated for centuries and for good reason. This issue is important because schools have begun dismissing it from their curriculum and it is a very real matter of contention. Like George said , ” Like a sandcastle built at the edge of the sea, with each crashing wave, the strokes of cursive are slowly fading away”.
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George claims that “It’s been suggested that cursive should be moved to art classes”, and I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I agree that cursive is a form of art, because there are so many different styles and structures you can use in writing. On the other hand, I still insist that cursive should be taught in English class not because that is how it initially started to be taught, but because it goes so much far beyond the concept of art. The importance of cursive can be easily more expressed and discussed in an English class (or even science as George explained), whereas in an art class you wouldn’t go beyond its use except for its purpose in art.
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In the recent discussions of the article “Why we shouldn’t write off cursive” by Bobby and June George, a controversial issue has been whether, cursive is really necessary or not. On the one hand, some argue that cursive is not needed anymore because of how digital our society has become. On the other hand, however, others argue that cursive is very important for scientific reasons and that it is what is best for children. In the words of opponents of cursive, one of this view’s main proponents, “instructional time is better devoted to other classroom subjects that are included on standardized tests, and cursive is not necessary for academic achievement.” According to this view, teaching cursive is just a waste of time, and school’s should be spending this time teaching students more important subjects. In sum, then, the issue is whether cursive should still be taught in schools or not.
My own view is that students should still be taught cursive. Though I concede that things are becoming much more digital now and that cursive is not really a necessity, I still maintain that schools should still teach cursive. Although some might object that teaching cursive is a waste of time, I would reply that teaching students cursive for a few minutes everyday will not hurt anyone. The issue is important because the art of the script is about to disappear and we need to take matters into our owns hands to stop this art from being washed away right through our fingers.
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This is not to say that we need to write in cursive on every single writing assignment or note taking paper, but to prove the importance of writing in cursive. Many studies have proved through MRIś that students are learning more from writing in cursive. Including ease of use, letter recognition, increasing brain activation, higher academic performance, and greater coherence and reading comprehension. All these things listed are positive experiences and I believe everyone can learn from this article. I’m not sure why people felt that cursive wasn’t a good requirement for school since when we get older, we will need to use it a lot more.
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George and George state that cursive is important to our society still today and should not be “written off”, but I have mixed feelings on they’re claim. On one hand, I agree with them that cursive should still be a part of elementary school curriculum, mainly because of the importance it had when all of the important documents of our country were written. I believe that it is important to be able to read the cursive in those documents because they’re a huge part of our history. Also I think that it is important for people to be able to sign their name. Now a days you see many signatures that are just a bunch of scribbles… not even letters! Usually when you learn something and practice it enough times it sticks with you for a life time. So, why not teach kids while they’re young so they’ll have the skill forever? But, on the other hand, I contradict myself because I don’t see cursive as a practical tool in today’s world, other than reading it, and signing your name. Most all people these days do not write in cursive, instead they just print, or, they type on a computer. The way that someone’s handwriting looks on paper does not matter today as much as it did back in Lincoln’s time period. The general public, especially my generation, do not judge people by their handwriting, therefore I do not find it practical for children to have to learn cursive as intensely as our grandparents might have. Children are growing up in a world of computers, and just do not need cursive, except, of course for signing their name.
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An ongoing debate that seems to be fading away is whether or not the teaching of cursive handwriting should be taught to the oncoming generations. The article The Stroke of his Pen: George and George on Cursive Writing is set to bring this debate back to fruition. Many Americans assume that the cursive way of writing is unnecessary due to the overflow of technology or other subjects coming into our lives. On one hand this is true, because technology has become a massive part of life, and as Common Core State Standards believes, there are so many subjects to teach students about that cursive writing is falling behind the times. Technology and new subjects of teaching seem to make cursive not seem so important. On the other hand cursive writing is a form that has existed far beyond our years, and it’s something our past generations have learned. It also is proven that cursive writing can improve the brain and academic performance. So it is bringing generations together and actually improving our brains. From both of these arguments I must say that there surely must be some way to fit cursive into English curricula. Yes, technology is important to learn about because it is being forced onto us at this day in age, but there is no need to completely forget hand writing due to this. Plus, if cursive writing is improving your brain and academic scores, why would Common Core not think about putting it into the English curriculum? Cursive handwriting needs to be saved before it’s too late, and our children don’t even know how to write their signatures.
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After reading the article about why cursive writing is an art that we shouldn’t let fade away, I recognize George’s argument that cursive writing needs to be preserved, but I still have mixed feelings about the issue. On the one hand, research has shown that knowing cursive results in not only, more fluid handwriting, but greater comprehensive skills and brain activation. George also makes the point that people are judged based on their handwriting, and while this seems juvenile, everyone subconsciously forms opinions from how legible our printing is. On the other hand, in this day and age, using cursive isn’t an essential ability. Personally, I haven’t used cursive, with the exception of signing my name, since I learned it in elementary school; it’s just not necessary for me to use. Many people in my generation feel the same way, explaining how it ends up being more time consuming because they don’t know how to form the letters. While it once might have been faster than printing since you don’t lift up your pen as often, it’s now become a hassle. Cursive has slowly lost its relevance especially in today’s technological society. I think it’s good that more schools are focusing on typing skills instead of handwriting because typing has grown to be a valuable skill we’ll need in the future. My own view is that cursive writing shouldn’t be a lost art that completely disappears from our language, but it also isn’t as efficient as it once was, so we shouldn’t have a huge emphasis on it in our school systems. Although I concede that reading and writing in cursive has benefits for our brains, I still maintain that it’s lost its relevance to the onset of computers and the ability to type.
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In recent discussions of writing, a controversial issue has been whether cursive should still be used in this day and age, or if there’s simply no use for it anymore. I feel as though teaching cursive isn’t necessary. Writing in print is simpler than cursive, and I think it can take a little longer to write in cursive because you need to remember how the letters are supposed to look and how you need to write them. While some argue that cursive is beneficial, and I see why they say that since there are MRI’s to prove it, I still don’t see the need. There are more important things to be learning in school than an old-fashioned use of writing. The only thing I find cursive useful for is the occasional signature I’ll need to use when signing something. Overall, I feel as though cursive isn’t that important and it wouldn’t be the end of the world if we let it fade away.
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In their article “Why we shouldn’t write off cursive”, Bobby George and June George bring to attention the controversial issue of whether cursive writing should rightfully become obsolete or not. Many say that cursive writing is outdated and believe it is not necessary to teach in schools anymore because of our new technology. Instead of having time put aside to learn cursive writing, they could use that time for classes more sculpted to this time, such as keyboarding classes. One the other hand, some argue that cursive writing is a art form, a part of our history, or even a way for a person to express themselves. In the words of the Georges, one of this side’s main proponents, “There’s something to be said for reading into those jagged, curvaceous edges, interpreting the tear-soaked, bleeding splotches or following those clean, decisive strokes just to see where they lead” (George 1). According to this view, cursive writing holds more character and meaning than just normal written print, or especially typed print. They believe the way that someone writes in cursive can say a lot about them as a person. My own take on this it that cursive writing is no longer necessary in our society. Though I concede that it was once a part of our history and it is neat to think someone’s cursive writing could say something about them, I still maintain that it is not as important to keep cursive writing thriving. For example, I feel this two-sided debate often comes up in high schools because it is where students clash with teachers on whether cursive writing is useful or not. Many students, including myself, will say that they have not had to use cursive writing since third grade when they were taught it in school and they refuse to relearn it. Although teachers would object they would rather write in cursive because it is more convenient for them or it looks more sophisticated, ect., myself and other would reply that it should be more about the quality of the work and not the font it is written in. This issue is important because with our new technological society many other things, not just cursive writing, are on the verge of becoming obsolete. It is important to assess the pros and cons of these things before they are gone from our life for good.
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It’s often said that cursive writing has become obsolete, and is no longer needed. In fact, most public schools have even stopped teaching it. You would think that if a school board renounces something useless they would be right. But I believe that there is much data to show that when you write not only in cursive, but in standard font, you use more of your brain. More thought and effort goes into what you are writing. Rather than when you type an essay or piece using muscle memory. For that reason, I believe that cursive writing is still useful and truly not obsolete.
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Many Americans assume that cursive is no longer relevant, or isn’t needed in today’s “Computer Age.” But i disagree, I believe that cursive s a form of writing that cannot be lost. I went to St. Thomas for 9 years and ever since fourth grade mostly everything we had to write had to be in cursive. While this was a pain, it also made writing faster, and it looked nicer. I believe that cursive, if properly taught to students, could be a very important skill to us. It can help us write papers faster, and it makes our writing sometimes even look like a piece of art.
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In recent discussions of “The Stroke of His Pen: George and George on Cursive Writing”, a controversial issue has been whether cursive handwriting is slowly fading away. On one hand, some argue that computers are taking over and diminishing our skills in cursive. From this perspective, I can see his point. On the other hand, however, others argue that computers are a technological advancement and we as a society are still able to maintain and improve our writing capabilities except it’s in the form of typing. Based on the words of cursive advocates and handwriting experts, they believe that handwriting in cursive improves and increases “higher academic performance, and greater coherence and reading comprehension”. According to this view, the experts and advocates see that writing in cursive is not unproductive and infact improves our intellectual abilities. My own view is that I believe writing cursive is useful but I believe we should learn the basics and move on to typing on the computers. Though I concede that cursive does improve our reading comprehension and coherence, I still maintain that computers be used when writing. For example, typing is a more productive use of time because it autocorrects you when you make a mistake especially in punctuation, it helps you type faster because when you make a mistake in spelling you can just click a button except when you are writing you have to make sure you spell correctly, use punctuation correctly and it takes longer to correct mistakes. Although some might object that typing is decreasing our literature and intellectual skills, I would reply that when we write in cursive and type, we are still practicing our reading comprehension, vocabulary, and our writing skills so typing neither lessens said abilities nor is typing a negative alternative in literature. The issue is important because it affects everyone and it deals with our intelligence.
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In recent years, many Americans have decided to not take up on writing in cursive anymore and accept the fact that technology has taken its toll on the once widely used form of writing. Many kids in my generation were taught cursive writing in elementary school at a younger age but from then on in later grades in middle school, they stopped completely in requiring it in any writing assignment. Without practice of this I myself and many of the other kids in my generation have forgotten about the basics in cursive and it has become a problem to even write simple sentences in cursive. I believe that technology has taken its toll on cursive and it is a lost art, but its not forever gone because people still write in cursive. I wish that I could’ve gotten more practice with cursive and still have some practice but instead we have taken the easier route out by using technology and writing in print.
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I find it very interesting how the people who used cursive did better on the SAT. Cursive makes you pay close attention to your work. When typing it is easy to miss a mistake.
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In their article, “Why we shouldn’t write off cursive”, Bobby and June George express their concern for the decline in use of cursive writing. They explain the statistics of the lack of cursive writing, stating that, “45 states have adopted the Common Core State Standards for English, which omits cursive from required curricula in schools today.”, and “just 15 percent of the almost 1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive.”, in the 2006 SAT exams. They also explain the positions of both sides of the argument, “Does cursive really matter?”. Some believe that cursive is irrelevant to education in today’s modern, increasingly digital society. However, others argue that cursive allows us to use important cognitive functions, and that retaining the use of cursive is not a method of “rejecting technology or trying to preserve our history.” In my education, I do not feel that cursive is beneficial to my writing development. As I haven’t written in cursive in many years, I feel that attempting to use it would only hinder my writing process. Attempting to write neat, legible cursive would, to my belief, avert my attention from the content of my writing. However, until I can understand the cognitive science behind cursive writing and practice myself, I can acknowledge the beliefs of cursive advocates, but not agree.
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Today, I still find myself writing in cursive or connecting my words almost similar to cursive. But not that many people write in cursive anymore. Only for presentation, really. It isn’t that common in today’s world. George and George both discuss about how school’s are using less and less of cursive. And why’s that? I really enjoyed learning about in school; it made me feel older and more mature. But, I guess that cursive isn’t as important as it once was.
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Keeping cursive writing is important because removing cursive is like getting rid of an old form of art. As a student, I learned cursive in second-grade. Developing my penmanship until around fifth-grade, then the cursive became obsolete in school. We stopped using it all together and hardly anyone continued to use it. The importance of cursive writing is not so much a necessary skill to have in our evolving society with computers making an impact on our writing capabilities, however it is not something that we should completely do away with.
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In some ways, I agree with George and George when the say that cursive is obsolete. I don’t remember the last time that I used cursive to do anything but sign my name. I learned to write in cursive when I was third grade and was told that it was a very important skill that I would use for the rest of my life. While I am glad that I was taught cursive, I still maintain that I could live without it. As an art, it should be preserved, but today, with our ability to neatly type our work in an endless number of fonts, it is not really considered a necessary skill to learn but maybe something that one would learn in an elective class (like art class). Of course some might say that if we continue to write standardized tests by hand, cursive could still be considered a very useful skill when you want your writing to flow and look more presentable, and I feel that in that case, we should practice cursive writing in school more often, and have it be a regular practice.
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Although George and George argue that cursive writing should be practiced by everyone and also argue how it is being forgotten in many schools, I agree that it should be practiced because cursive is needed throughout life. How do we make ourselves different from others? One thing is our signatures which is needed to sign bills, receipts for credit, etc. I think cursive writing is something nice to have. You use the creative side of your brain along with staying focused on writing something. Although schools are not promoting cursive as much as they use to, I agree with George and George that we should keep cursive writing going in life. To me, cursive comes easily from my head to the paper. I remember when I was young, I would go to restaurants and practice my handwriting in cursive.
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While the first half of the article does defend cursive writing in a very aggressive manner. He argues that technology is a nuisance and tends to get in the way of cursive writing, I disagree with his statement, with technology we are able to teach children to recognize cursive in a rather interactive way through informative games, such as matching/writing etc. The second writer provokes the reader to enjoy cursive instead of showing us the things that go against it, such as keyboards and computers etc. The second author more so proves a point than the first, he shows us the importance of cursive and the benefits that come along with it.
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Although George and George argue that cursive writing should be practiced by everyone and also argue how it is being forgotten in many schools, I agree that it should be practiced because cursive is needed throughout life. How do we make ourselves different from others? One thing is our signatures which is needed to sign bills, receipts for credit, etc. I think cursive writing is something nice to have. You use the creative side of your brain along with staying focused on writing something. Although schools are not promoting cursive as much as they use to, I agree with George and George that we should keep cursive writing going in life. To me, cursive comes easily from my head to the paper. I remember when I was young, I would go to restaurants and practice my handwriting in cursive.
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George and George argue that cursive writing is a unique form of writing and should not be lost, and I agree because its a neat writing which is fun to use and helps express the writers thoughts in neat strokes. Cursive has been taught to me in third grade and I enjoyed this form of writing a lot. It helped me focus more on what I was writing because I payed attention to the format of my writing. It also helped me speed up my pace when writing. As I entered middle school we were not being taught cursive anymore and not forced to use it and I began to forget how to use it. Today I write in normal text and have no need in continuing to write in cursive. So yes, this form of writing is becoming extinct.
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The eradication of cursive in school is not a big deal. At all. When you look at the grand scheme of things, the larger picture, cursive is virtually irrelevant. It is a waste of precious time which could be spent teaching people other important subject matter.
Cursive is very difficult for many children to master. As a result, their teachers may have a hard time grading their written assignments, attempting to decipher the swirly patterns of ink splattered across the page. It is hard enough trying to read the printed handwriting of some kids. Cursive is only effective if it is done right, and many people struggle horrendously to figure it out.
It is also more of an art form if anything; much like calligraphy. Once children learn how to write normally, that should be it. Pursuing cursive should be entirely up to them just like the before mentioned art of calligraphy. It is unfair to teach students this fancy way of writing when most even have a difficult time writing normally. Instead, they should be learning how to improve their printed handwriting, or simply fill the gap left by cursive in the curriculum with something more productive such as grammar or vocabulary (assuming that they are learning cursive in English class).
If some schools want to do away with cursive, that’s fine, but they should encourage students to learn the art separately and to avoid using it on written assignments to save their teachers the inconvenience.
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As an adolescent who writes practically in nothing but cursive, I find that its gradual decline and eventual extinction is tragic. The relevance of cursive is questionable, it can be tricky to learn and time-consuming to teach. However I still find it to be an important part of writing. Whether it be for an English class or a history essay, cursive is a helpful skill to have.
Cursive also enhances brain activity, it forces your mind to think more quickly in order to keep up with the movements of your own pen. Personally, my own cursive is not perfect because of the speed in which I write. Despite its haphazard appearance, cursive brings integrity to its author. I agree that penmanship is something that defines parts of you. The way you write things can say a lot about you, according to typography studies.
In my view, cursive should be something that is encouraged to learn. Although it is a handy skill to have, I do not agree that it absolutely needs to be taught in classrooms. Rather, students should be encouraged to try it if they want to.
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I believe that cursive should always remain an important part of our culture. It is something that should continue to be taught in elementary schools. It is disheartening that everything is becoming so digitized, that future generations might not be able to sign their own name. I grew up learning cursive and I enjoy writing in script to this today. I think it is a beautiful way to write and convey thoughts and should always be within schools and among generations to come.
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The Author mentions how teaching cursive isn’t mandatory anymore, and how only few students that handed in a written SAT actually wrote in cursive, the author also spoke on how schools are replacing the curriculum with computer class. on the flipped side of this argument is that it is a digital age and we don’t really need cursive because of computers. I agree with why cursive is being pushed out of the way for the future but I believe it still should be taught. The reason I think that is because my hand writing i garbage and I wish my school showed me how to write better instead of giving me the easy way out through a computer. I find both argument to be very persuasive.When it comes down to the authors space pen argument I don’t see it being necessary to the argument but more of a fun fact. Lincoln was a smart man to know that he would be judged by his hand writing, but today that would only have happened if your a political figure. We don’t judge our doctors for having bad hand writing, I was never judged for having bad hand writing, I was just told some people just cant do it. Sad thing to say but somewhat true. In elementary school one class tried to teach us cursive, they said it would help us with our future classes, when we actually got there we were just on computers writing I never had to use or practice cursive so my hand writing never got better.
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I do agree that cursive is more of a work of art then it is meant to be taught in early elementary schools, as I have in all in my years have stopped using it but for signatures and official documents. For me it was impossible to learn and try to get up with it because in the years after it was never reinforced in writing papers and such. It makes sense that maybe more in a middle school art class that it can be a class all in itself and that the students choose to learn it or not.
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An ongoing debate we have often discussed is the use of cursive writing. Some may argue that cursive is no longer necessary due to the convenience of technology. While others argue that cursive is an absolute necessity in reading and writing. This controversial issue leaves many people with mixed feelings. I certainly fall within that category and feel that there are two sides of the matter that should be explored. As George mentions in the article, “It’s been suggested that cursive writing should be moved to art classes.” I see both sides of the spectrum with this statement. Yes, I believe cursive is a form of art. It is an art we’ve seen perfected throughout history and has remained as a lesson taught in schools for as long as I can remember. However, teaching cursive writing in only art classes wouldn’t be the best move. Children should be exposed to the practice of cursive in a setting that they would normally learn. Teaching cursive in art class could leave some children feeling uninterested since they are learning in an environment they don’t normally gravitate to. Moreover, In this day and age, most children are happier learning on the computer because it’s more convenient and is known for making things easier to learn. I’m not against the use of technology in learning in any way. As a matter of fact, I encourage learning digitally. However, learning cursive on the computer is not teaching children the fundamentals. With a couple of clicks, you can get perfectly written cursive in seconds. I feel that children should learn some lessons traditionally. Constantly writing in cursive with a writing utensil will build muscle memory. Therefore, making it much easier for children in the future to write out their signatures or their checks. Children can do what they may with cursive writing. Some may choose to use cursive on an everyday basis, while some will completely discard cursive and stick with print. In short, children should at least be exposed to the idea of traditional cursive writing and see whether or not they find it useful.
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