Cursive is a very useful type of penmanship to know, especially when signing checks or other things that require a signature. Not only does it look nice and neat, but it shows that people who write in cursive show heightened thinking, speech, language comprehension, and memory.

“I still think it needs to be taught because some people’s handwriting has gotten progressively worse, and I think the cause is handwriting hasn’t been emphasized,” Mr. Barney, English teacher, said.

This type of writing is no longer a priority in schools. In the past, it was of utmost importance for penmanship. There were letters written by many in beautiful cursive, but this was back before emails and text messages. Those people would have to write perfectly in cursive for a letter or any other form of communication that involved pen and paper, and if they made a mistake, they had to restart.

“It is needed to sign your name on important documents and checks. I feel like it really needs to continue and implemented in today’s schooling.” Mr. Hauser, 2nd-grade teacher, said.

A person’s signature can tell a lot about who they are. If someone was taught cursive, then they would have a certain way of signing their name in that font. It would be unique, whether it be the way it was slanted, or tall letters, or perhaps small letters. Forensics would be able to tell if the person who signed would be left handed or right handed, and could compare letters, or notes, to see if they matched. Modern communications via text and email basically make handwriting analysis obsolete.

Cursive has been around for hundreds of years, and it is starting to die out. It is still just as important today as it was back then. Our Constitution was written in cursive, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights were written in cursive. These documents are very important to us, this is our history, which means cursive is our history.  Why would we let history die?

“Everything is written in cursive, like the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. It’s very important in today’s society, and it’s starting to slowly die out.” Mrs. Newman, 4th-grade teacher, said.