The New Yorker wonders:
My children know how to print their letters. And they type frighteningly well. Still, I can't escape the conviction that cursive—writing it and knowing how to read it—represents some universal value. I'm not the only one who thinks so. Every year, there are worried articles about the decline of cursive and its omission from school curricula. And there's a backlash, one that I secretly cheer for. When I read that Washington state is now considering Senate Bill 6469, "an act related to requiring that cursive writing be taught in common schools," I gave a little fist pump in the air.
Cursive and handwriting are dead. Communication of the future will be done with pure emoticons.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Thursday November 03 2016, @02:30PM
That's because for fighting, you have to train the cerebellum, not the intellect.
But note that I said literature and mathematics form a FOUNDATION for learning critical thinking. That is, they are prerequisite courses. The class that would bring it together by guiding students through the process and practicing is not taught.