VIDEO: Indiana Ends Requirement To Teach Cursive Writing

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by BMWK Staff | on August 16th, 2011 | 3 comments

In Indiana times are changing. The cursive handwriting that you grew up learning and using will no longer be required learning in Indiana schools. Instead students will focus on typing and becoming proficient on the keyboard. In this computer age is that such a bad idea? Besides your signature how often do you write in cursive? Do you want your state’s school system to follow suite?

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Hoosier Newman Thursday - 18 / 08 / 2011 Reply

When i was in the military, I had to sign hundreds of 'morning reports' thus my standard signature became a blur. Though when I write cursive, everyone is able to read it. I guess my teacher made sure that I understood the conveyance of the word and grammar.Wondering if it is not taught, what implications would it have on Hoosiers outside of Indiana when they do have to read cursive? Will they be looked upon as slow, illiterate or stupid. Or like they are from other country? And because it is a selective course to teach, will the inner-city opt-out (due to budget cuts) and the private/rural/white schools continue thus making the Blacks/poor seem even less educated. (I copied this from MY response to my sister in Facebook)
annie Monday - 22 / 08 / 2011 Reply

my son is in fourth grade. i was informed that when he gets to sixth grade he will have to know cursive.....okay then what are they doing by taking it away?! he already is frustrated that he cant read it. he had a birthday card in cursive and couldnt read it. sad thing is they do not include the parents in these dicisions. we are the parents not them. this is a form of negligence as far as we are concerned. i am looking up tools to help teach my son myself. they have bigger fish to fry than to do this. school systems have lost their priorities. its all about the american dollar anymore as well. "no child left behind!" correct?????? so what are they doing? no excuses.
C. Elleanor Thursday - 25 / 08 / 2011 Reply

When I was in 6th grade I had the WORST handwriting (print and cursive). Every woman in my family has beautiful cursive and my aunt told me in 6th grade that "pretty little girls should not have ugly handwriting." So she made me practice my cursive, every day, for an entire summer. I'm not talking a few times; literally an entire summer and I can say it improved my self esteem seeing how nice my handwriting is now and people have complimented me on my handwriting. I think cursive says a lot about a person and for it to taken away is just insane to me. Fast forward 15 years later I sent my aunt a card and I wrote a nice message inside. She calls me to ask who wrote out the address on the card and the message. I reply that I did and God to honest truth she could NOT believe it was my handwriting because it was written so well! She said little girl your cursive has come a long way! I can't believe it! And I felt awesome! :)