January 13, 1964, Oshkosh Northwestern
Just when you thought cursive writing was relegated to the list of those skills you learned but your kids or grandkids won't, it makes a resurgence, especially in the South. I shudder to think of someone being handed a note written in cursive and being unable to read it, as if it were a foreign language, but I believe there is a generation of people who are at risk of experiencing just that. I won't belabor the reported benefits of having mastered cursive writing. It might make for some interesting signatures, though my research indicates that no states require a cursive signature; printed versions are just fine. As late as last month, folks were debating the benefits of teaching cursive in a Baltimore newspaper. Funny how something so taken for granted and seemingly necessary has become a polarizing issue.
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