Apparently many schools are removing cursive classes due to the increase of technology for communication:
Forty-one states have so far adopted the new Common Core State Standards for English, which does not require cursive. Set by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA), the standards provide a general framework for what students are expected to learn before college.
States are allowed the option of re-including cursive if they so choose, which is what Massachusetts and California have done.
I still feel like cursive is a valuable skill to know and to be able to perform. I hope that the schools my daughters go to is one that supports that same sentiment.
Graham says
Meh… I’m on the other side on this one. I don’t like cursive… it just comes off as “old and out-dated” to me. I only ‘learned’ it in 2nd grade when I needed to in order to pass to 3rd grade. Which is when I promptly forgot how to use it.