It seems more and more, school districts are deciding not to include Cursive writing in the school curriculum.  I think this is a grave error.  Even though less and less communication is done through cursive correspondence, so very, very much has been done.  Think of it!  Think of all the family letters, papers, records, etc. that are in your house in cursive form.  Think of the great historical documents.  Inscriptions in books.  If we raise a generation who cannot read cursive, then they can be duped into believing things of old say things they never said.


Don't get me wrong, I think it should only be taught long enough to show it can be written and read by the student.  I don't see all the penmanship and such of 50+ years ago being necessary.  And I do see a day, long down the road yet, perhaps another fifty or one hundred years, when cursive could be offered as an elective at Jr. High level or something instead of required. 

I don't want to see these children become adults who can't read the family Bible entries.  That can't read the letters grandpa wrote grandma in WWII.  Who can't research old records and documents and find information and wonders.  

What about you?  Does writing and reading cursive seem totally unnecessary to you?  Are you glad you can read cursive?