Cursive removed from K-12 curriculum
Originally published August 31, 2011 at 11:36 p.m., updated August 31, 2011 at 11:36 p.m.
Lexie Forman-Ortiz, a senior from San Francisco, is unknowingly becoming the exception rather than the norm for students in college. She stands out because of something she does every day: write in cursive. Some educators now consider cursive to be outdated and unnecessary, and this year’s state educational standards no longer require that it be taught.
Last October, Kansas adopted a set of education standards aimed at regulating the information taught in schools across the country. The standards are part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, which has also been adopted by 45 other states. which has also been adopted by 45 other states. The education standards laid out in the initiative seek to create one universal set of concepts that students in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) will need to know before graduating high school. This would ensure that all K-12 students received the same quality of education and would all get the necessary knowledge and skills needed to go on to college or