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Cursive is no more 'generally obsolete' than writing in print letters; and it's easier on the hand and more efficient. Schools don't want to teach it because t
by cgriswald 8y ago
Cursive is no more 'generally obsolete' than writing in print letters; and it's easier on the hand and more efficient.
Schools don't want to teach it because they're trying to meet standards and cursive isn't required. They also don't want to teach it because their students turn in assignments written on computers rather than by hand. These aren't good reasons.
- ravenstine 8y agoYes, it is. Print is clearer and closer to printed typography, and people just don't write enough these days for the efficiency of writing cursive when cursive is much more difficult to read. Schools don't want to teach it because it's a waste of time. Kids these days are learning and doing most of their work on computers. When I was in elementary school, we had computers, but they complemented our handwritten work. Now they are doing homework on the computer as well. There's simply not enough practical work for children to practice their cursive on; they won't get good at it doing it an hour every day, and the skill will quickly devolve once they are out of school. Ever since my elders accepted email as a superior communication medium, the only thing I've ever used cursive for in the last 20+ years is my signature. Like most people's, it's just a semi-unique scribble at this point. For most people, the skill of cursive writing serves no appreciable purpose. If we're going to teach kids cursive in the 21st century, we might as well teach them all how to spin yarn, navigate with a magnetic compass, shoe a horse, and balance a paper checkbook.