The Town Talk

Mail: Learning cursive not a waste of time

I read with dismay the editorial from the Shreveport Times, published in The Town Talk July 19, regarding the requirement that cursive writing be taught in Louisiana public schools. The editorial ...
Slate

Is Cursive Dead?

Cursive writing is in decline, says the New York Times. Should we panic? In a much-emailed article published Wednesday, Katie Zezima chronicled the hand-wringing of school administrators over whether ...
The Age

In the digital age, do we need to teach children handwriting?

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Our handwriting may be going the way of the dinosaurs, thanks to the encroaching digital age, but at least one Melbourne school is ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Students' handwriting remains the mark of learning

When I got my pen licence in grade four, I was bursting with pride. I was only the second in my class to visit the sacred stationery cupboard, where with great ceremony, Miss Perry handed me an ...
The Atlantic

Cursive May Die, But We'll Talk About It Endlessly First

Judith Thurman has penned a plea to preserve the dying art of cursive in the New Yorker's Page-Turner blog. It's a plea complete with the image of another historical artifact, the Declaration of ...