{"id":623,"date":"2012-03-31T13:25:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T13:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madprogrammer76.wordpress.com\/?p=623"},"modified":"2012-03-31T13:25:09","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T13:25:09","slug":"should-children-be-taught-cursive-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/andrewpallant.ca\/wordpress\/should-children-be-taught-cursive-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Children be Taught Cursive Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Cursive writing is the linking of hand-written characters. \u00a0It is the penmanship that was taught to us in school after we learned to print. \u00a0Some will argue that it is an old irrelevant craft due to the modern us of technology; after all, when was the last time you received a hands-written letter in the mail?\u00a0 It is a fact that we do not use hand written notes very often. \u00a0In meetings, I bring my iPad, accounting we use computers and letters received are either written on the computer and printed or sent by e-mail. \u00a0<!--more-->I personally still write a journal using cursive writing. \u00a0This blog may be electronic, but I keep s hand-written journal in my desk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:normal;\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Some benefits of cursive writing are:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight:normal;\">\n<li>Helps children learn their fine motor skills<\/li>\n<li>Helps develop the creative part of the brain<\/li>\n<li>Later in life, your child may need to sign checks or contracts<\/li>\n<li>Aides the child in learning their letters for reading<\/li>\n<li>Helps them to be less dependent on technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight:normal;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-style:inherit;line-height:1.4325;\">There are times that pens and paper is your only option. \u00a0Technology is getting a lot flexible, but it is not always readily available. \u00a0 It is a good idea to teach your child an alternative. \u00a0Technology is also very expensive still and not affordable by everyone; therefore, it is a good idea not to rely on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:normal;\">I also believe it helps me commit ideas and things that I have heard to memory when I write them down. \u00a0Cursive writing is a good skill to have. \u00a0It is not very often that I do not have a notepad handy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:normal;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cursive writing is the linking of hand-written characters. \u00a0It is the penmanship that was taught to us in school after we learned to print. \u00a0Some will argue that it is an old irrelevant craft due to the modern us of technology; after all, when was the last time you received a hands-written letter in the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewpallant.ca\/wordpress\/should-children-be-taught-cursive-writing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Should Children be Taught Cursive Writing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,61,62,75],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Should Children be Taught Cursive Writing - LDNDeveloper<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/andrewpallant.ca\/wordpress\/should-children-be-taught-cursive-writing\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Should Children be Taught Cursive Writing - LDNDeveloper\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cursive writing is the linking of hand-written characters. \u00a0It is the penmanship that was taught to us in school after we learned to print. \u00a0Some will argue that it is an old irrelevant craft due to the modern us of technology; 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