Should Cursive Be Taught In Schools? (SSR)

Today's society is becoming increasingly dependent on technology. The uses of technology in schools range from researching for an essay to taking an entire test on computer. With this in advancement, there seems to be less writing and more typing. Without the need for hand written assignments, the necessity for cursive writing appears to have all but vanished.So the question remains, should cursive writing still be taught in school?

In order to answer this question I thought back to when I was taught cursive in the third grade. The whole process was enchanting to me and I craved the thought of learning more each day. Just knowing how to write my name in cursive at the top of my papers instead of printing it made me feel accomplished and like I was actually learning something. While remembering my thoughts on the topic I felt the need to ask my brother, who is in the third grade, what his thoughts were. However, his did not mirror my own. He told me that he "had learned all of the upper case and lowercase [letters] that I know of" and that he "only uses cursive some of the time." I was surprised to hear those so I continue to ask how he felt about cursive. He replied by stating the following:

"I don't like cursive because we always have to write it twice in cursive. It's kind of hard because it's hard on my hand. I would rather write in print because it's easier and faster."

I thought about what he said and looked deeper into the issue. Cursive has more advantages than I think most people realize.

Four instance, a signature is required for many things such as receiving a registered letter at the post office. How can you sign your name if you were never taught cursive? In addition, cursive, according to research, help students to comprehend more information. As if these two examples aren't enough to persuade schools, cursive also helps students with disabilities such as dyslexia. These students have trouble writing and print due to the fact that some letters look similar. Chris it offers a different view of letters for the students so that they can hopefully become more confident in their abilities.

Given these points, and my personal experience, I would have to say that I firmly believe that cursive should continue to be taught in schools. The advantages are too valuable to just cut the lesson out. It would be depriving young children something they will need in their futures. In order to form a compromise, I believe that students should be taught cursive, and be able to write in it, but it is up to them if they choose to write in it during her high school years. Cursive is an important part of our history and will surely be a part of our future so keeping it a part of the school curriculum only makes sense.