Present Good Arguments Against Cursive Writing

In the article, “Why We Shouldn’t Write Off Cursive” by Bobby George and June George, talks about cursive. The authors argue how cursive should be taught in school and should be considered more valuable. Right now, 45 states has omitted cursive from the required school curricula. I remember when I studied in a private school at India, we had to learn cursive. It was not an optional, it was a must and we were pretty much was graded on how neat/good you write it. Personally, I think cursive is very neat, elegant, and rich looking and I believe it helps you get a good handwriting too.

Did you know cursive takes away core subjects like Math and Reading? Well, it does and that’s bad because that means you could make you less smart. In my opinion, cursive writing should not be taught today. First, it takes too much time. Second, it’s frustrating for parents. Lastly, you can gain a life skill because cursive might be easy for you when you grow up.

Through the years, many people have stated that cursive should not be taught in schools. Reading historical documents, personalization, and brain function involves cursive. Cursive writing definitely has a place in our digital society.

Cursive writing hasn’t been taught in schools for a while and will result in increased difficulties for students now and in the future. There are many things that involve cursive writing such as writing signatures or reading old documents. I think cursive writing should be taught because cursive inspires creativity, can be used as a tool, and develops motor skills for our brains. In my opinion, because cursive has many benefits, this form of writing should be taught in schools today.

Based off the knowldege and facts of the last two articles and my own opinions ofcourse. I feel as though cursive writing is just a waist of time considering all time it takes to teach and how so many people including a certain amount of teachers cant even write in cursive. writing in standard form is alot more simpler considering that everyone can read it, and for cursive not to many people can distinguish the dialect and letters its alot more complicated then it seems.

Some people believe that it that cursive is a waste of time and should not be taught. Not all people think that cursive is not used and does not need to be used, but some do. Technology is taking the place of cursive handwriting, with typing. Typing is very easy and legible. Some people assume that e-mailing and text is easier than cursive writing. Most people that mix cursive and regular hand writing tend to write faster. Cursive is not used very much and people may be losing a link from their past.

Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you didn't have cursive, at ALL? Cursive should still be taught in school. Cursive can help you with your reading and writing skills. In fact, it can also help you read cursive. Mainly, if you can't write in cursive, you can't fill out documents and bills when you get older. I hope after you read my paper you will want to keep cursive too!

Whether or not cursive should be taught in schools has been an issue in todays society. Cursive writing should be taught in schools. Writing in cursive not only teaches you another way to write, it helps the brain and it allows students to memorize things better. It is a fact that cursive handwriting is better for our health.

Taught more than thirty decades ago, cursive writing has a famed and legendary past. It was once a vital element of American education but is now becoming an archaic artefact as technology advancement and the requirement of more regulated tests push it out of the education system. Cursive writing should be scrapped out of the education system for there is no need of wasting time and resources to continue teaching a skill that won’t be beneficial to the students in the near future.

Suzi Allan sought help at her son’s school after hearing from his teacher that his handwriting needed some work. She was wondering when the kids would learn cursive writing and was told by the teacher that the school wasn’t offering it. Something needed to be done. Action was taken by Pam Roach, a state lawmaker in Washington, who tried to get a law passed that would require cursive to be taught in Washington schools, however it did not get voted on so it did not become a law.Schools should ensure that students value their education.(Seattle Times via Newsela).That’s why schools should teach cursive writing.

Imagine being able to write in beautiful connected loops, and be able to write faster. You would be able to have dotted, and beautiful descriptions which would let you have longer sentences. People would like you to write since you had such beautiful hand writing. Also, you would be able to spell better, while writing in cursive. Cursive writing, lets you show your identity while signing your name, you can create more detailed and creative sentences. Also you will be able to comprehend and spell more. In my opinion, cursive writing should still be taught

Because of this,it has been researched and scientifically proven that writing in cursive makes the student have a better comprehension and understanding of writing and literature. interestingly,

It is proven that learning cursive is good for our minds. Writting in cursive helps stimulate both left and right side of our brains, which helps our brains beome stronger. Psychologists have found that students who hand write their notes, rather than typing them, learn more and get better grades.

After reading both passages about the views of cursive writing my opinion is this. I believe cursive writing and writing in general is a very much needed skill and should be required to know, nut should not be taught by teachers. I think it should be taught by parents at home, and teachers at school should worry about teaching necessary computer skills. Cursive writing and writing in general helps with brain function and learning skills, but writing is hard for some people with disabilities that doesn't allow them hand functions and things to that matter.

Although I do not think cursive is as important as it was before the new technolegy, I do believe that it has benifits for the brain. Medical brain scans show that cursive writing