Here we go again. While I still think teaching cursive writing is important and losing it as a skill would make us poorer (see here), I'm not sure this is a good idea:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana legislators are again considering a push to require the teaching
of cursive writing by the state's schools.
The issue first came up after the state Department of Education in 2011 dropped cursive writing as a required part of the school curriculum and told school districts
Just because something is viewed as valuable, that doesn't mean it should be mandated, a distinction too many seem unwilling to make. On what to teach, I'm still a strong advocate for local control -- the Fort Wayne Community Schools board, for example, has a far better grasp than state legislators of what our students and the community need. And board members are easier to reach and argue with than members of the General Assembly.
