Should We Let Cursive Die Analysis

Should we let cursive die? Should it become a relic of the past. Should it be replaced just as a quill gave way to pens and how typewriters gave way to computers? In this day and age cursive is a useless skill but it is still something that is taught in schools. Cursive should no longer be taught in schools because it is unnecessary in a digital age, it takes time away from teachers to teach other topics, and it has no special values or benefits compared to other forms of writing

This is a digital age and most millennials and all of generation z were raised with it. Nearly everyone has a phone with them at all times and everyone uses a computer. When people want to send letters they are usually typed or sent through email rather than through mail.(Kerin) So when kids do get the rare letter from their relatives in cursive, they have to have the parents translate it. That is because they don't know what it says. Too many millennials and generation z cursive might as well be a foreign language because they rarely encounter it and rarely use it.(Shapiro) Even when they do use it it is for the aesthetic or to make something look important. It is just a decorative tool to many.(Shapiro) Cursive is useless even in the workforce. Majority of the jobs currently are now …show more content…
This is just about getting rid of cursive. Basic handwriting/ print is still an important skill. It is still a skill that needed in life. As many point out that people won't always have an electronic device on them or would take less time to jot a note down. As well as certain jobs require hand writing for many things. So yes keep basic print in school but cursive should not.

So should cursive die off. Yes. It is a useless decorative skill that is not need in this society. People no longer use it and those who do are hanging on the the past. Hopefully many people understand this and let go of