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Since we’re talking about cursive, let’s take a look at what the Guardian has to say. They report that in Britain and the United States handwriting of all types—printing as well as cursive—is rapidly disappearing. Of course, we all write … Continue reading →

I haven’t written about cursive handwriting in a while so here’s some red meat for those, like me, who hope to see its elimination from the curriculum. Vox.com posted an article with the provocative title Cursive handwriting is useless, but … Continue reading →

As long time readers know, I have a continuing interest in the state of cursive handwriting. See here, here, here, here, and here for some of my thoughts on the matter. One of the continuing threads in those posts is … Continue reading →

I’ve written quite a few posts about the horror that is cursive handwriting. The gist of those posts were that I stopped writing in cursive as soon as I could Cursive handwriting is dying out Those posts stand up pretty … Continue reading →

Yahoo News has an interesting article on the cursive wars. Should cursive handwriting be abandoned as an anachronism or should it be preserved as an important life skill? Regular Irreal readers already know where I stand on the matter but … Continue reading →

I’ve written a couple of times about the demise of cursive handwriting. Its proponents’ arguments have pretty much been reduced to (1) it is the apotheosis of all that is good and holy in written communication and (2) if we … Continue reading →