Pros And Cons Of Cursive Wrighting

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Is wrighting in cursive an important tool that you think is required in school or is it used just as a fancy way of wrighting? In the two articles that's located in the education section in the local newspaper argues whether cursive wrighting should be taught in school or whether cursive wrighting is obsolete. There are many pros to wrighting in cursive and just simply typing on an computer.

In the first article " cursive is a powerful brain tool," it states that cursive wrighting is essential for various reasons people might not think of. Such as it helps individuals remember ideas better then typing them. The author says, " medical brain scans show that wrighting in cursive helps with fine motor-skill develpment and stimulates both right and left parts of the brain." Now wrighting in cursive may have a few beneficials that might help your brain and thinking skills but i personally dont think it should be a manditory thing in school or thats its really important. People today rarely use cursive wrighting. In the second article " Cursive Is A Twenty-First Century Dinosaur," agrees with me. The author states, " a survey was given to to handwrighting teachers at a 2012 conference hosted by aleader researcher and it revealed that only 37% of the teachers wrote in
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It has its ups but it has its down such as when people wright they usally wright how they talk mostly younger kids and teenagers. Teenagers usally abriviate they words or pronounce words differently and when they get to wrighting something they usally wright how they speak. Typing has a little advantage over wrighting because technology has it to wear if you mispell the computer automaticly corrects it or highlights that its wrong. I personally dont think wrighting in cursive is all that important that it should be manditory , it was good for signing your signiture but nowdays 9/10 people sign their signiture by typing it using technology , I know I

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