Should Cursive Be Taught

Cursive has been pushed aside, removed from everyday school curriculums, and even suspended from about forty states! However, I believe cursive should still be taught because it is an art form, you can write and research old documents, and it can make certain connections with your brain. Some people say cursive is not necessary, because we are growing up around technology and learning to type is more important. So although it may seem, in some people’s opinion, that cursive should not be taught, I believe it is important and should remain being taught in schools. First of all, I believe cursive is important because it is an art form. One art form of cursive is calligraphy, which is a very fancy yet appealing type of cursive. In fact, some …show more content…
For example, statistics show that when taking notes, students remember them a lot better when they are handwritten. Cursive may also promote focus, another reason why people say you may remember notes better. Scientists also say that writing cursive can help develop motor skills in your hand muscles, which can allow you to write faster and more fluently. Other studies show that cursive can help with intellectual functions like language or execution. One final thing cursive might help with is dyslexia, because cursive writing is one single strand of letters rather than a series of disconnected letters.
However, some people (and there are a lot) believe that cursive isn’t so great. It has come to my attention that typing is becoming more and more important in our current age of technology than handwriting. Other people say that there just isn’t enough time to teach cursive in schools. While some of these things might be true, I don’t think that is a reason to take cursive away from schools. To me, cursive should always remain being taught in schools. In conclusion, I strongly believe that cursive is very important. My reasoning is that it is an art form, you can wright or research old or new documents, and it might make certain connections with your brain. Cursive has been used by our ancestors, and I think losing it would be losing a part of our culture. In summary,