What Are We Teaching Our Kids?
Re: the question at left, Reader A replies:Maybe as an elective but not part of the main curriculum. Too few people use it.
Reader B responds:
Not true! MANY people use cursive writing! I know I still do. It is a functional communicative art that is also as individualistic as one’s fingerprint! It should not be delegated to a substandard communication device ever!
IMO, the thing to keep in mind is that classroom time is limited. If you want to teach cursive, that means you’re not teaching something else. I’d prefer that a seven-year-old (?) get a little better at reading and writing, maybe a bit further along in math or in the appreciation of nature.
Also, as Reader A said, it’s falling into disuse. Is anyone learning to take dictation using shorthand? I hope not.
