From what I understand cursive was supposed to help children practice fine motor control. But now that our main ways of communicating with one another involve using one's fine motor control let alone anyone who's touched a gaming system of any kind the cursive is kinda superfluous
I had fine motor control problems as a child and cursive did NOT help. It was painful and maddening.
I hate how way more school districts (at least in North America) insist on teaching kids cursive than the ones that teach kids how to touch type.
Which skill do you reckon they'll find more valuable in their adulthood?
For me I was taught cursive in elementary school, but it felt like I couldn't keep up writing assignments so i just stuck with printing which evolved to chicken scratch notes.
The only time I ever use cursive is when I write my signature, and it's mostly just loops and squiggles.
People need to know cursive, it's part of our language. Most languages have this.
And learn METRIC already you heathens!!!
Who cares, we let parts of language go all the time, it's served its purpose now it's time to move on
We learned cursive in second grade, meaning that when I was eight years old I knew how to write in cursive. Now I can still read it, but have very little idea of how to write it.
It doesn't help anyone. It's an antiquated skill that's only being brought back to pander to the boomer class.
I don't actually knew what "cursive" meant, searched it and I was today years old when I learned that "cursive" is everybody's handwriting around here. Why should it be different? Nothing is quicker. Ask my doc.
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