In the article “Is a Picture worth a Thousand notes” by Jessica Higgins, she was curious to why most of her students choose other form of note taking rather than the traditional handwriting methods. That lead Higgins students to start a class discussion, one student said “I can’t read my own handwriting”, other students use electronic devices to record notes because they did not want to miss out on class discussion because they were “writing notes”. Most important of all Higgins students told her electronic note taking is far easier, and they don’t need to fear of losing their…
Some states are trying to bring cursive back into their school learning program, so that kids know how to use cursive. In my opinion, I think that cursive should still be taught in school today so that kids can have cursive to use if they get tired of using regular print in school. First cursive can help by taking notes faster so students will not fall behind and miss any of the notes need to take in college, Next cursive helps the left and right brain cells communicate better, lastly cursive is a skill that everybody will need to know for later in life. Also cursive makes the left and right brain cells work together so each side of your brain works better together. The brain cells working together can help because it can make think harder about stuff because of the cell communication.…
And to help them know more knowledge and so that its helpful to them in every way possible. The reasons why i agree with the first article " I think cursive writting is powerful to the brain " is because of the strong facts in the passages to prove how it is helpful to the people. And how i think cursive is just a really good learning skill we as people may not use cursive writting as much but its still good to know. The reasons why i don't think cursive writting is powerful to the brain is because in the second article it says that in 2012 only 37% teachers wrote in cursive on their surveys.…
Most kids only learn to write their name and not much else. Cursive seems to be disappearing from schools and all of our lives. But giving up cursive is a mistake. With each new technology, we move forward, but we also leave somethings behind. First of all, Cursive was a valuable skill that was taught in school.…
Do you know why teaching cursive in schools is important? Cursive should be taught in schools. Scholastic news says that studies show that writing by hand can improve critical-thinking skills and coordination. NY Times Suzanne Baruch says that learning cursive is shown to improve brain development in the areas of thinking, language and working memory. Psychology Today says writing cursive can improve your hand eye coordination.…
The teachers believe that because there is more texting and use of computers than ever before that the cursive writing is beginning to become a waste of precious time while they are teaching. They believe that they can spend their time teaching not more important, but more useful skills for their students…
In my opinion, based off the two articles i just read and my own personal experience, public school students should always have the right to choose a cursive or handwriting elective class. But i also do not believe that cursive should be a graduation requirement for high school students. In these times cursive is just becoming a nice skill to have aquired. What ifluenced me from article 1 was all the benefits of cursive he was naming, but there wasnt much evidence to support his theory so i had a hard time completely believing him. Quotes like " Medical brain scans show that writing in cursive helps with fine motor-skill development and stimulates both the right and left parts of the brain. "…
No, I don't believe schools should be required to teach cursive writing. Having computer skills I feel is more important in this day and age than handwriting is because of how rapid technology is growing and how rapid technology use is increasing. Just like article 2 stated, cursive isn't really needed for much other than a written signature but as technology increases the use of a written signature is more irrelevant due to approval of electronic signatures. I do believe cursive handwriting is becoming less useful in todays society, but I do believe that there are benefits related to cursive handwriting. I agree with article 1 that cursive writing is good for our minds.…
Handwriting is very important for people all over the world. It helps people improve writing and reading skills. Also, it helps children process ideas and handwriting things triggers a different part of your brain. Kids that write by hand make more words than typing and they show more ideas. Handwriting helps in adulthood and even can change your life.…
Teaching cursive writing in public schools is a heated topic amongst teachers and has been debated for several years, but it is clear that cursive writing should not be taught to students in this new progressive generation. Although supporters of teaching cursive writing have brought up that it stimulates more parts of the brain than typing does, that is not enough reason to waste the time of students who will almost never use that knowledge again. Cursive writing is almost nonexistent in current society. First, cursive should not be taught because the only thing that it is remotely useful for is writing a signature; however, signatures are no longer necessary in modern society. Digital passwords or fingerprints are what people…
Therefore, cursive writing skills pose benefits for public school students and should be included in the elementary school curriculum. One reason cursive handwriting…
Today's world is moving at such a fast pace, that when it comes to technology we sometimes forget about the basics that are needed to learn. Cursive handwriting, is one of those basics under the cutting block. Cursive writing is essential, and has been proven to be good for our minds. In one study, psychologists found students learned more if they handwrote notes instead of typing them. I know that is the case with me, for example when I go to the grocery store.…
Also the global economy requires students to be prepared to type and have computer skills, not writing in cursive. Teachers have to teach students to be proficient in typing by the forth grade. But Psychioigists found that typing dosen't help you learn as well as writing. Writing by hand helps individuals remember ideas better. They believe this is because writing by hand helps you process the material better.…
Furthermore, cursive is faster and held you take notes more quickly. Scientific research says that fourth graders…
Cursive writing, good old script penmanship in flowing strokes with the letters joined, is causing an argument whether Common Core curriculum should implement cursive writing. Although California and several other states have been applying the cursive instructions in their curriculum, some states look forward to the collapse of it. As a matter of fact, people nowadays prefer the use of printing style because it is more legible than cursive. Educators acknowledge that cursive writing activates different parts of the brain and also has an effect on improving the academic development. To add new strategies and new skills to the public schools ' standards, the removal of unimportant stuff is necessary; furthermore, it helps free the path and leaves…