This will be a great loss to the lives of these children. It activates the brain differently from typing on a computer, enhancing memory and connection to the content, facilitating healing in the process of journal-writing, etc.

"Writing by hand is old-fashioned, but it helps us to survive and connect in a modern world." ~ Julia Cameron

"The United States Constitution is written in cursive. The Declaration of Independence is written in cursive. "

When people read these documents do they read the original documents or booklets in easy to read modern print? The Bible is written in ancient Greek, among other languages. Do you pepper your legal writings with "res ipsa loquitur" and "nunc pro tunc" etc?

Kids need to learn foreign languages from foreign lands, not obsolete scripts from our own past.

I ditched cursive as soon as my teachers let me. It's hard to read. I went to college and grad school before widespread use of laptops and tablets in class and took notes furiously, writing with either hand, able to keep up in print.

A while back I bet there was a crowd lamenting the discontinuation of runes on slate tablets. Civilization somehow survived.

"Try taking good notes in college without cursive writing, is way too slow to print everything and keep up with a quick professor"

Given that everyone has laptops and tablets now....

I don't think a lot of people are paying attention to what is actually happening here. It says schools write off CURSIVE not WRITING. We are not taking out writing as a whole, only the old-fashioned version of it called cursive. I see no problem with that.

Try taking good notes in college without cursive writing, is way too slow to print everything and keep up with a quick professor

Remember, don't we want to be above and beyond the other countries when it comes to education? so, I guess ALL "worthwhile" countries do not requre their students to be able to write and read cursive? Please! OY.

There is no requirement for a legal signature to be in cursive.

Does this mean that when I write a letter to my 2-1/2 yr old granddaughter 10 years from now, she won't be able to read it???

‎"Our goal for that is to have boys and girls at the end of 12th grade college- and career-ready," said Sue Moody, an instructional coach at Baldwin Elementary. "I challenge you to find me a college or career that requires cursive writing."

Ms. Moody, your students will not be prepared for college without at least being able to read cursive, and the best way to learn how to read it is to learn how to write it. I can assure you that, as a college prof, they will have to be able to read my notes and those of my colleagues written in cursive on their returned papers. I will not be printing my comments on their theses.

For those who argue that those in favor of abolishing cursive writing in the curriculum, please consider that a handwritten paper demands that the student THINK before they write.

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