Friday, October 17, 2014
Should Cursive "Die"?
In this article "Is It Time for Cursive to Die?" it talks about how students used to learn how to write in cursive, how cursive used to be the preferred way of writing, how nowadays people don't use it as much as they used to because of technology, and the reasons it should stay or shouldn't. I think that cursive shouldn't be something we are required to learn anymore. Cursive is a great way of writing and helps a writer be more fluent, but even if we do teach it students will just end up forgetting it because they wouldn't write in cursive, they'd write in text, and if they do have to write they'd write in print. Teaching it will be a waste of time no matter what anyone says. Cursive could still be used, but do you really think anyone would stick with writing in cursive when technology is more convenient and continues to be a bigger part of our lives every day. Over time things that we used to use like cursive, packets, and maybe even paper worksheets are just going to be a thing of the past. Most of these things are already gone in most schools due to the fact that technology is just easier! Technology is more convenient. Not that that's a good thing but it isn't a bad thing either.
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I agree with you about technology. It can definitely be a great thing, but at times, also seems to have a negative impact. Great thoughts!
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is useful at times but, I also agree with the articles statement of "it doesn't need to be mandatory but optional like playing an instrument.
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