O currículo moderno concede pouco espaço à letra manuscrita

Teachers maintain that the unending demands of modern education make it nearly impossible to fit cursive handwriting into the curriculum. Technology’s ever increasing presence requires that educators devote more time to teaching media literacy. Add to that the demands of No Child Left Behind, and there’s little time left for the beautiful, yet impractical ancient handwriting tradition.

Third grade teacher Michelle Webb told The Indianapolis Star, “It seems we have more and more standards we need to cover. The emphasis is on science and reading.” And although a 2007 Vanderbilt University survey found that most U.S. elementary schools do teach script, “the emphasis has shifted from the beauty of handwriting to writing efficiently.”

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