There is change coming in many different areas of the United States. In fact, the change is happening in 19 different states in the US, including taxes. This isn’t a change that is moving us forward, in fact, there are many ways in which it is moving us in the opposite direction. Of course, I’m not talking about us reverting to something that is no longer in use, I’m talking about school systems teaching that students something that they maybe should’ve been teaching all along. It is somewhat of a lost art, but there are many benefits to being able to use that art form in your day-to-day life.
When you look at a bottle of Coca-Cola, what do you see on the label? Many people just see the marketing and the branding of a multibillion-dollar company. In reality, most youngsters these days would not be able to read what was written on the label if it wasn’t marketed in such a way. The reason why that is the case is that Coca-Cola uses cursive writing in its logo. Now Texas and 18 other states are about to add cursive back into the curriculum again. It’s one of those announcements that make you wonder why they ever got rid of it in the first place.
In the early 2000s, Texas started to eliminate the need to take cursive in school. These days, it is coming back and during the 2019-2020 school year, it was a part of the curriculum for 2nd graders. Not only does it help students to read this type of writing, there are many specialists who feel that writing in this way has a large and positive impact on the development of the child.
In fact, according to Virginia Berninger, a professor at the University of Washington, literacy is improved when people put things down in writing. Writing by hand, according to her studies, improve spelling and helps with understanding. Something similar has also been noted by other educators in regards to the improvement in the memory of the students.
Although we use our electronic pads to do much of the writing for us, there are still many handwritten documents that need to be filled out on a regular basis. When students are able to write in cursive, they will be able to sign checks, fill out mortgages and other paperwork and take part in many documents that will be a regular part of their life.
Some of the parents of these young children are fighting back against the system, saying that it is not necessary for their children to learn how to write cursive. That being said, Texas is still moving forward and it is likely to be a part of the curriculum for many years to come. You can see more in this video: