Thanks for the kind words Jim, I should add that even though it is teacher discretion in 4th-6th, it is mandatory that cursive is used on a daily basis on at least one written assignment. If a teacher chooses to have students use it on more, so be it. If we choose to have all writing in cursive, so be it. We have 4 teachers in my grade level and 3 of us use it about 50% of the time. The one that uses it less is the math teacher, and I can see where cursive on math problems may not be the best use of time and spacial arrangement. Language arts it is used regularly, social studies, science, health, etc are more hit and miss. The argument that we are presented, and it does have merit, is that students need to be able to sign their own name clearly, but to be most beneficial, their learning time should be used to obtain proper keyboarding skills as that is the only method of written work that is acceptable in a higher education institute, and even most high school settings. I know there is credible research that shows learning, and regularly using, cursive handwriting triggers human minds to be sharper and more in tune with their surroundings, exactly what we as educators want in the classroom. However, even back in the 90's when I was in college, it was 100% word processed on everything in every class or the professor would simply not accept the work. I'm sure that is still the case today, so I understand the need to be very familiar with a computer keyboard. It is sad that cursive is an art that is being lost at a rapid pace. I think of the people I know who I am familiar with their handwriting, and hands down the best cursive handwriting goes to my 85 year old grandmother. Nobody can begin to compare to her neatness and letter formation. It is something she is proud of and regularly uses. No one in generations younger can compete with grandma when it comes to writing. Now I'm getting off track, but the same can be said for my other grandma who is 83 when it comes to math. She can do math problems in her head that will leave her college educated grandchildren looking for a calculator, and grandma only went to school through 8th grade! Just another example of the work ethic and desire to learn from that generation.
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