Cursive writing is not a new concept ... calligraphy was adopted by Christian churches to copy and reproduce Biblical texts. India, with its multitude of languages numbering more than 700 ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.

But she’s ready to follow the curvy ups and downs of a new California law that requires the teaching of cursive writing, which has been cast aside as obsolete in the digital age. But cursive is ...

“Many of our private schools teach cursive writing,” Quirk Silva said. “I want the balance, that all of our students can access historical information.” Around the Bay Area, some districts ...

My stumbling block: cursive writing. “Messy! Messy!” For weeks, our teacher lectured on this new way to communicate. I still remember some of the mnemonic tricks she used for some of the ...

In 1850, cursive writing was first introduced widely in schools, developed “based on fluid movements observed in nature,” according to the National Museum of American History. The irony is ...

As the U.S. educational system developed, new types of cursive writing emerged. One, Spencerian script, was inspired by American landscapes and became a widespread—and uniquely American—school ...

Schools can purchase Zaner-Bloser cursive writing instructional materials, and only some of the district’s schools opt to use that resource. For 32 years, the Columbus, Ohio-based company had ...

Turns out it’s mostly a lost art. Printing and typing? No problem. But cursive writing has truly become the hieroglyphics of this generation. I specifically remember being a fourth grader with ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Cursive writing is a skill many of us learned growing up, but it's unfortunately not part of the mandatory curriculum in Michigan. As a result, many children are missing ...