California Democrat – Michelle Brooks
“Some schools have replaced handwriting minutes in the early elementary years with computer access. But other schools see it as a lifelong skill…Renee Phillips, third- and fourth-grade teacher at Clarksburg K-8 school, also teaches cursive, requiring a daily full-page journal entry. And in the second semester, cursive is required on all assignments. Phillips agreed she has seen advantages from the use of cursive writing — neater work, thinking first before writing and improved concentration…“Until I retire, cursive handwriting will always be taught and used in my classroom. I think some educational people, teachers, administrators, etc., have lost some common sense when talking about certain subjects. Manners, social skills and good handwriting will always be needed. Too many kids are losing some of the basics, when we forget that they are still human, not computers.””(more)