Cutting Cursive Out of the Curriculum
When was the last time your third grader presented you with a handwritten note that featured curved and fancy looped cursive letters? If the closest thing you have are typed letters from your youngster featuring Freestyle Script or Magneto font, you aren’t alone. According to a recent survey, cursive writing lessons are getting cut from the curriculum at a large number of grade schools across the country. In fact, parents whose children attend a suburban Indianapolis elementary school recently received a letter from administrators informing them that third-graders can expect a scaled-down cursive lesson this year, in an effort to … Continue reading