More On Cursive
By JAMES K. FITZPATRICK In the October 6 edition of First Teachers, we featured a discussion of the growing movement away from the teaching of cursive writing in our schools. A professor from a large university has forwarded to us some additional information in defense of the teaching of cursive. It comes from a study in the journal Psychological Science by Pam A. Mueller of Princeton University and Daniel M. Oppenheimer of the University of California, Los Angeles. Mueller and Oppenheimer write, “As laptops become smaller and more ubiquitous, and with the advent of tablets, the idea of taking notes by hand just seems old-fashioned to many students today. Typing your notes is faster — which comes in handy when…Continue Reading