Experts say technologye-mail, text messaging, electronic bankingand standardized testing are making cursive writing unnecessary. Although cursive is taught in third-grade classrooms in Texas, educators say its taking a back seat to core disciplines such as math and reading. But many teachers and experts say students who dont learn cursive are missing out on valuable lessons. Read more of this article from The Dallas Morning News.
Posted by Steve Groft on 10 April 2007 in Curriculum , Writing