Quick poll for all the ladies in here: do you still teach cursive writing? Or has it quietly faded from your lesson plans?

I remember learning it like it was a rite of passage — those loops and swirls felt like magic on the page. Now, I wonder how many of our students are still getting that experience.

Do you think cursive still matters, or is it a skill of the past? Would love to hear your thoughts.

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Sadly it not taught anymore in some public schools. It's a shame because it was a part of my learning reading and writing in school. I think cursive writing should come back into schools. Our students need to read and write in cursive!!!!!

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I write in cursive on day 1. I have the cursive alphabet above my whiteboard. I’ve taught kids to write in cursive. Yes, I believe in it.

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I homeschooled my own children. The curriculum I used recommended teaching cursive in kindergarten. The idea was why teach what (manuscript) that you later have to unteach. Apparently, children learned cursive from the start in the 1940’s.

In my 27 years of teaching 6th grade, there were about a dozen kids that could cursive write correctly. In addition, many kids say they can’t read it??!

It definitely is not the norm anymore

I teach Personal Finance and most of my Seniors don't know how to write their name in cursive as their signature - which is needed on credit applications, checks, insurance applications, etc....

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I do not 'teach' cursive writing, but i use it often and encourage them to learn it if they seem interested. I have had several students in the last few years who have self taught themselves (with my help).

That is awesome!

I learned cursive, and my granddaughters (5-6 grade) can write in cursive and love its artistic flavor.Nice enough. Signatures no longer have to be cursive, however, and more often now are done electronically. I am not sure that cursive is where we need to spend our time. Most adults write in a combination of print/ cursive, and apparently writing speed is not actually enhanced by cursive. I was not taught to read/ write in that gorgeous script used for our founding documents in the 18th century, and surely many complained as that system faded, as well. It is easier to read print, so we may best spend our time making sure that students write legibly in print than using cursive, regardless of its beauty.

It's so crazy because I know cursive but so many kids look at it like it's Greek! I wish it was taught in more schools!

I agree. It is faster to handwrite cursive than print also

In Texas, cursive is required in 2nd grade. The big issue is that kids come in with somebody having already “taught” them. Bad habits are hard to break!!

That is awesome that it is still required!!

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