Cursive should not be taught in schools! Schools don’t need cursive. There are other things that kids could be doing in class. Read my next paragraph to find out what and why. Does anyone know what the leading cause to less cursive writing is? Well, I'll tell you! Studies show that teachers have no time for cursive, teachers are too busy readying kids for the next level of teaching. They also have to worry about grading and teaching cursive the right way. In my experience of cursive writing we spent about 10 minutes a day for probably only 3 days and we never got finished, until we moved on to something else more important. Upper level teachers are wanting kids to be ready at any cost and that leaves us why we don’t have time for cursive. Another reason cursive is not needed is, computer technology is advancing …show more content…
So far I haven't used it once since I have learned it. Yeah, cursive is good when you need fast notes but I have always used print and I have been fine. Think about how much we print and type stuff, then think about how much we write in cursive. Big difference right? Think about further years to college. 15% of 1.5 million students said they wrote in cursive and the other 85% wrote in print. So think about it, do we really need cursive? There are also reasons that cursive should be taught. Studies show it broadens the brain and makes think more while writing in cursive. It also brings out more inner thoughts in the brain. Someday we will need cursive for car signature, loans, student loan, and a lot more things that require cursive. Studies also show that it activates different parts of the brain and shows fine motor skills towards kids. Maybe we need both cursive and typing. But in my opinion as the years sail by technology will catch-up with cursive. But until that day, cursive will still be around. And will be used because there some things computers still can't do yet that cursive can
What would the world be like if cursive wasn’t invented? Cursive should not be taught in schools. It is sometimes difficult to learn cursive. Depending on how the teachers teach and the age of the student it could be a very long process to learn cursive.
In conclusion, Cursive writing is very well out dated. We use technology now more than ever. Maybe a new common core standard should be computer skills. As cursive writing holds no benefits to students. The truth comes out, cursive writing has essentially disapeared. So why ever bring it
...rner. Teachers simply don’t have enough time to teach handwriting. We want students to be able to express themselves, and be assessed on this skill, yet these same students have to rely on electronic devices not only for writing, but for grammar and vocabulary. Most schools don’t have funding to place a computer in every student’s hands, so they should not be asked to replace writing with typing. Learning to write by hand should be taught in elementary school because of its impact on learning to read, self-expression and higher education.
Many believe that the inclusion of cursive writing into the Core Curriculum will cause nothing but confusion and undermine the standards in place. (Polikoff) Proponents of printing stress that there is little to be gained from teaching cursive writing. However, studies regarding the benefits of cursive writing suggest otherwise.
Dyslexia is the most prominent learning disability here in the United State but, it is also the most misunderstood. For centuries, those with dyslexia have been labeled as stupid and incompetent, when in fact they extremely intelligent, excelling in areas such as art, science and music. Due to our lack of knowledge and understanding, we as a nation are ignorant, deeming truth to the stereotypes that have long been associated with this so called “disease.” In order to reverse the damage that has already been done, we must differentiate fact from fiction. In order to fully understand dyslexia, individuals need to be provided with resources that address every aspect of the disability, including what it is, the possible causes, signs, symptoms and treatments available. Awareness is key to change.
Cursive is a heavily selective skill, allowing many to succeed, yet people can still succeed without it. This nuance is very true, in the same fashion that a student can be smart naturally, whilst another can be just as intelligent with hours of study. This ideology holds true with cursive writing as well, with established writer Justin Pot stating, “I didn’t use cursive writing; I kept up just fine.” (Source E) Taking a quick look at the way that this is phrased, this points to the better option being to learn cursive writing. Despite his opinions on cursive writing, he notices that cursive writing may be faster in some situations, but he still did just as well as his classmates.
I have a strong interest in education; in fact, I am currently in college going after my degree in liberal studies, in hopes of becoming an elementary school teacher in the near future. This year I signed up to volunteer as room mom in my daughters second grade class in order to get more of a hands on experience and really figure out if this is the career I see myself wanting and having. Something that I didn’t realize until becoming more hands on in a classroom setting are the effects of the “Common Core Curriculum” having on children. For the first time in our nation’s history, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, more than 90 percent of public schools will operate under the same learning standards for literacy and math, from kindergarten through grade twelve in order to become “college and career ready” (Nichols, p.36). At first glance, adopting the common core curriculum may seem ideal considering, “having the same standards in all states will help students get a good education, even if they change schools or move to a different state” (Core, Common). But what came to me as more of a concern is children, who generally perform well on tests and in class, are now faced with challenges due to the common core exam questions that are not at an age appropriate level, which I might add are given to the children multiple times throughout the year. All of this is at the expense of children and furthermore, it not only takes away from any creativity or talent that children may possess and might never know what they are capable of, but it also undermines any independence and creativity of the teachers as well.
For centuries, cursive handwriting has been considered an art. However, to a increasing number of young people the form is becoming extinct. The graceful letters of the cursive alphabet have been transcribed on innumerable love letters, acted as the method for articulating thoughts in journals and diaries, and have been scrawled across elementary school chalkboards for generations. Yet, cursive is gradually vanishing due to the accessibility to keyboards and smartphones. While the loss of the cursive alphabet may appear inconsequential, recent studies have revealed that in fact the gradual death of the fancier ABC’s instigates concerns for future generations.
With technology on the rise students will be spending more time typing, and less time actually writing. Rafael Guerrero states in his article “Are We Seeing the Death of Cursive?” that “[I]n the minds of some, the need for teachers to spend more time getting students to meet state standards and master computer technology has made cursive less relevant.” A large concern for teachers today is to get students to the point of being able to satisfy state standards rather than teaching them material which will benefit them in the future. Teaching third graders how to write in cursive has been one of the main lessons taught for years. Just because the technology is on the rise it should not mean that children do not get the same education generations before have received. Depriving children of this knowledge would be unfair. Students need this writing skill in order to read historical documents from the past. Students will also need to know it when they take the PSAT and SAT in high school for the written statement. Teaching young children how to write in a whole new form of writing is a daunting task, but it is a necessity for them to be able to develop properly and succeed in
“One of the most widely cited criticisms of the Common Core State Standards is that they don’t require teaching students to write in cursive.” (Heitin). This has been one of its biggest problems from the day Common Core was
I believe school students should be taught how to write in cursive as a required part of the curriculum. According to the article, "Cursive Is a Powerful Brain Tool", it is stated that, "Medical brain scans show that writting in cursive helps with fine motor-skill development and stimulates both the right and left part of your brain." Learning how to write in cursive doesn't only help your brain become more developed, it also helps students with dyslexia or those who have a reading disorder.
Language is a form of verbal communication via words and its pronunciation that is used and comprehended by various people of the same nation, culture, or geographical background. It has been said to be dated back as far as one thousand years ago before writing. Like culture, language is passed on through the process of enculturation. Meaning that it is something that is learned (Kottak, 101). In the video, “TED TALK: Texting is killing language,” Ted starts off the video by saying that “The idea is that texting spells the decline and fall of any kind of serious literacy, or at least writing ability, among young people in the United States and now the whole world today (Ted, 2013). Throughout the film discussion, what stuck out to me the most was how drastic language has changed via technology. Although Ted disagrees with the above statement, in my opinion, I believe that a language can be altered if it is changed by enough speakers and writers. With the constant use of various forms of technology, communication via texting has become a very popular leisure activity for people all o...
Text messaging is damaging our literacy and communication skills as a society. Calling someone on the phone or writing them a letter is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. There is a new language that is being learned and not taught across the globe. It is the language of Textese, and it has quickly consumed the lives of millions across the world. There will always be the protector of language arts. These are the shrinking number of people everyone knows, that will continue to handwrite letters and sign them with proper English and etiquette. It may be as simple as picking up the phone and calling a friend or relative. It may be even simpler than that, in that people put forth an effort to talk to the person sitting next to or across from you and engage them in a conversation. Texting and textisms have become so common and widespread that using proper English, correct spelling, and full sentences is also becoming a thing of the past. People that constantly use text and instant messaging may have difficulty with literacy and expressing themselves in writing form. The research shows that text messaging has deteriorated how we communicate and express ourselves because textisms have become an easier and quicker form of communication that has affected literacy in children and adults.
“While it is true that more books are sold today than ever, recent statistics show that only about 15% of books bought today are read. Evidently, they are of more use as furniture—coffee-table books—than as a source of information or aesthetic buzz. The statistics continue; of those that are read, less than 20% are read all the way through. The unfinished book symbolizes the state of attention spans today”. Eric McLuhan opens up his 2010 argument against technology with this quote. He seems to believe that literacy is only fully achieved through limited technology and hard copies of books. He fails to realize there is more to literacy that picking up a book defined as a ‘classic’ and reading it cover to cover. Literacy covers all spans of artistic
Did you know that half of the kids that are born today turn out to be deaf? Studies have proven that parents that are both hearing could have deaf children. People are telling them that they should get a cochlear implant. If you guys didn’t know what a cochlear implant is, it would be that you get to hear and talk like a normal human being. Half the deaf people don’t want to get a cochlear implant because it is really dangerous. I strongly believe that schools should teach sign language in schools. Yes there is school for the deaf and it is called Iowa School for the Deaf, but some people don’t want to go there and they just want to be around regular people and not get looked at funny or made fun of. Kids just want to live a normal life among other kids and have friends and not have to worry about looking at the interpreted while they are trying to do their work.