Cursive Writing

Cursive seems to be on its way out. Growing numbers of schools worldwide have cut cursive instruction from their curriculums to make space for new skills that can help us flourish in the 21st century. But are we being rash by throwing out a handwriting style that is anything but purely decorative

As cursive disappears from schools, many parents are teaching their children this handwriting style at home, convinced that it has strong historical, cognitive, therapeutic, and aesthetic advantages. Cursive might come with benefits, but can it help give kids an edge in our digital world

After all Cursive Writing Is Faster Than Printing and one of the big reasons cursive is attractive is that it can save time.
With cursive, letters are connected, cutting down the times you need to lift your pen. Depending on how much you write, the seconds you save by raising your pen less frequently can increase your writing efficiency compared with when you're writing in print.
Also writing in cursive is believed to boost your brain.
Research shows that when you write down information you hear, you're more likely to remember the information than if you'd typed it. When you listen and write by hand, it triggers brain activity that strengthens your memory.

Writing by hand might also improve thinking skills like reasoning, decision-making, and problem-solving.
Plus, when you write by hand (not type), you're more likely to paraphrase and summarise information, listening attentively for the key bits.
It also improves fine motor skills. When you're buttoning your clothes, brushing your teeth, whisking eggs, or, yes, writing, you're using your fine motor skills. Fine motor skills encourage your eyes and muscles in your hands and fingers to work together to complete precise tasks.

Writing cursive gives your fine motor skills a good workout. Cursive develops hand-eye coordination while also building hand muscles, making it a great pick for fine-tuning your fine motor skills!

When anyone claims that cursive is the dinosaur of written communication, you're sure to hear a cursive supporter retort, 'What about signatures '
Signatures are, as a rule, written in cursive, and all legally binding documents do need a signature. Cursive makes signatures unique and gives them an impressive quality, unlike other writing styles.

Actually, it's generally not a legal requirement that handwritten signatures (or wet signatures) be cursive either. Printing your name is an official option for marking your consent, whether you do so electronically or with a pen.
With tech shaking up how we do almost everything in our day-to-day lives, who knows how we'll authorise documents in the future

However not everyone's cursive is beautifully formed and a pleasure to read. (Take HeeHoo as an example!)
Cursive can be less legible than print when written carelessly or in a rush. Some particularly messy cursive scrawls can't even be read by their writers!

The pros and cons show there are good reasons to keep cursive around, and there are also valid reasons to let it become a relic from a time when modern tech hadn't taken over.