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Originally Posted by DataDoxy
Absolutely. I am sure they are doing some traditional/formal writing as well as creative writing activities as it is part of the curriculum.
However, there is research that suggest writing skills are declining 
Another interesting trend in education is that some schools are removing cursive writing from their curriculum. What will happen if kids do not learn to write by hand and all the work they do is via computer?
http://www.inquisitr.com/1030809/cur...-it-in-school/ |
Why is cursive important? It's just a kind of old fashioned font, really. The only modern use for cursive is signatures and bad doctors prescriptions. It's not even really faster to use, all it does is prevent the pen from lifting off the page, which is important for fountain pens, and that's about it. I personally abandoned cursive as soon as I was allowed, and this was before all school work was done by computer, so I had many reports and notes and such written in plain old print style handwriting.