Leaving Our Mark
With the excessive abundance of technology available to today’s youth many school administrators are focused on teaching keyboard and technological skills, and therefore are leaving many children without the knowledge to properly write in cursive. Cursive handwriting is an important aspect of a proper education and should be brought back to the school curriculum for the benefit of the students.
As a child in elementary I was taught to write in cursive right along with basic handwriting, and It was a mandatory part of the public school curriculum at the time. Learning to write in cursive had many beneficial aspects for me as a child that children today need as much as I did then. Children need cursive handwriting because of the educational benefits it instils for a wide variety of students.
One reason children need to be taught cursive as a part of their mandatory curriculum is that it
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Writing in cursive helps children with motor skills by practicing the swirls and swoops of each letter. It is a wonderful kinesthetic teaching tool, and for a lot of children with special needs a kinesthetic learning technique is most beneficial. It is most beneficial because using a kinesthetic technique activates a part of the brain that makes retaining information easier. It is beneficial because writing cursive is a visual aid, and they are physically putting in work using a part of the brain that connects writing and speech. The connection between writing and speech is very helpful to students who suffer from dyslexia. For many people who are suffering from dyslexia the clear difference in appearance among the letters aid in a student capability to distinguish the letters, such as letters like “b” and “d”. The clear distention help students to associate the correct sounds with the appropriate
What benefits does cursive writing hold, if students were to learn? Phsycologists found that if students hand write vs. type they remember better what was wriiten down. Well who said you need to know cursive to hand write? There is something called fine print, and we use that everyday of our lives. You just don't need cursive anymore. That is why it should never be required.
...he Constitution or Declaration of Independence- the very documents that contain the values and morals of our country. Cursive handwriting is no longer taught in many schools, thus impairing student’s ability to create neural passageways, improve fluency, and gain dexterity. Sure, there is no particular daily need for the delicate script, but letting the writing go extinct is unethical. Many countries describe the USA as lazy and culture poor- we need to prove these other nations wrong. Not only for the benefit of getting a better reputation, but also because we respect our language and want to preserve it for future generations. The death of cursive can cease. There is a vaccine, a cure, an antidote. This cure? Teaching the language in schools once again, typing less and scribing more, and most importantly informing individuals about the value of this set of ABC’s.
With technology on the rise students will be spending more time typing, and less time actually writing. Rafael Guerrero states in his article “Are We Seeing the Death of Cursive?” that “[I]n the minds of some, the need for teachers to spend more time getting students to meet state standards and master computer technology has made cursive less relevant.” A large concern for teachers today is to get students to the point of being able to satisfy state standards rather than teaching them material which will benefit them in the future. Teaching third graders how to write in cursive has been one of the main lessons taught for years. Just because the technology is on the rise it should not mean that children do not get the same education generations before have received. Depriving children of this knowledge would be unfair. Students need this writing skill in order to read historical documents from the past. Students will also need to know it when they take the PSAT and SAT in high school for the written statement. Teaching young children how to write in a whole new form of writing is a daunting task, but it is a necessity for them to be able to develop properly and succeed in
There are also reasons that cursive should be taught. Studies show it broadens the brain and makes think more while writing in cursive. It also brings out more inner thoughts in the brain. Someday we will need cursive for car signature, loans, student loan, and a lot more things that require cursive. Studies also show that it activates different parts of the brain and shows fine motor skills towards kids.
“One of the most widely cited criticisms of the Common Core State Standards is that they don’t require teaching students to write in cursive.” (Heitin). This has been one of its biggest problems from the day Common Core was
Cursive writing is very important, even though its not required by law because kids have there phones and computers and all other technology and internet so kids don’t really write much unless they are in school then kids have to write. But before all the technology experts said, handwriting is being sacrificed for the sake of technology's convenience. And what that means is technology ruined cursive and regular handwriting because all kids and some adults have to do is press "send" and then its that simple they don’t need to write in any kind of handwriting if all they have to do is press send. Some kids even have auto correct on there phones, so they don’t have to worry about spelling things correct.
Why shouldn’t cursive be in school? Most young children grow up hoping to learn to write the beautiful loops called cursive, but these days it’s getting used less and less; we need to get to the bottom of it. Cursive use to be used worldwide, but is being used less and less each year. Many of the children in modern day don’t know how to read or write cursive well, or rarely at all, but why?
...rner. Teachers simply don’t have enough time to teach handwriting. We want students to be able to express themselves, and be assessed on this skill, yet these same students have to rely on electronic devices not only for writing, but for grammar and vocabulary. Most schools don’t have funding to place a computer in every student’s hands, so they should not be asked to replace writing with typing. Learning to write by hand should be taught in elementary school because of its impact on learning to read, self-expression and higher education.
Writing in cursive has many helpfull uses. Studies showed that writing in cursive is proven to be good for our minds. Also, writing in cursive helps us remember ideas and to process materials better. If you have a brain injury, or your brain is weak, or you have Dyslexia,
Thesis: Cursive writing should be taught in school because children today only know how to hashtag and text. Very few actually know how to write in cursive. Learning cursive will enhance students’ spelling ability and reading skills. It will also help students with learning disabilities.
Did you know that if you use cursive you can learn some different skills? Like for example I really like to draw of paint and when I try to write in cursive it has a lot of swirly line and I think cursive it fun because of it. That is why in my opinion I think cursive should be taught in schools. That is why in this story I will tell you 3 reason why and some facts. First, of all you will need to use it for when you’re are grown up for example some papers you need to sign. Second, of all you could learn how to communicate with and older generation like grandparents. And finally, cursive can help with some art skills of just some other skills like for example art skills like how you use some wiggly or strange lines in art.
Cursive writing should be taught in schools to young children. I learned how to write in cursive in the fifth grade. Because of this, I was then able to read letters from my grandparents, and I could also read old letters from my ancestors because they all wrote their letters and documents in cursive. If the schools stop teaching this type of hand writing to the children, how will they ever know how to read old documents?
Do you think cursive writing should still be taught in schools? In my opinion, cursive writing should be taught in all schools. To begin with, it gives us skill we need later in life. Secondly, students will be faster note takers if they learn cursive. Most importantly, cursive forms functional specializations.
First of all, it may help those with special needs. Those kids out there that write bad they would probably be good for using cursive. And they would probably get used to it and do it more often. Also, if kids or adults can’t write regular handwriting they can use cursive because it’s probably better for them if they try. If they need a different writing tool they can use to write in cursive. I think the people who need help with special needs can learn cursive.
Cursive; Is it essential in the education of public schools? In my opinion, the answer would to this question would be yes. I will provide three reasons that cursive is essential in public education.Three reasons that support the importance of cursive writing are that it helps students with their dyslexia, developes fine motor-skills and it exercises and stimulates both hemispheres of the brain.