Cursive Writing Making a Comeback
Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting, and printing words longhand. Alabama and Louisiana passed laws in 2016 mandating cursive proficiency in public schools, the latest of 14 US states that require it. And last Fall, the 1.1 million-student NYC schools, America’s largest public school system, began encouraging the teaching of cursive to students, generally in the 3rd grade. Penmanship proponents say cursive is just a faster, easier way of taking notes. Others say students should be able to read cursive, such as, say, a letter from grandma. And still more say it’s a good life skill to have, especially when signing your name. (Best of all … it looks fancy and signifies special effort when you write a personal note.)
– AP