Should cursive writing be required? A N.C. bill would mandate it
(By Darwin Weigel/The Calvert Recorder)
Are we headed to a “back to basics” movement?
A bill actually called “Back to Basics” in the North Carolina House of Representatives would make cursive writing part of the curriculum for elementary school students who are, instead, expert at texting and tweeting and doing everything else on a screen, the Charlotte Observer reported.
Why was the bill introduced?
The main sponsor, state Rep. Pat Hurley, an Asheboro Republican, was quoted as saying:
Every child should know cursive. Our children can’t write a simple sentence. They think printing their name is their signature.
Cursive writing has been given short shrift in schools around the country for years as students do more work, both at home and in class, on computers. Some academics and educators say that writing in print, or