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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]yes
And that's why my daughter knows it from private school, and my son, who's in public, will learn it from his OT.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/memory-medic/201303/what-learning-cursive-does-your-brain

"Yet scientists are discovering that learning cursive is an important tool for cognitive development, particularly in training the brain to learn “functional specialization,”[2] that is capacity for optimal efficiency. In the case of learning cursive writing, the brain develops functional specialization that integrates both sensation, movement control, and thinking. Brain imaging studies reveal that multiple areas of brain become co-activated during learning of cursive writing of pseudo-letters, as opposed to typing or just visual practice."[/quote]

It's obviously not foolproof.  All the PPs discussing how learning cursive improves brain development didn't fully comprehend the question asked in the OP - is it "important to KNOW how to read/write cursive?"  Answer - no, it isn't.  By the time today's elementary school kids are in the workforce, or even college, cursive will be seen as an archaic affectation along the lines calligraphy, needed for wedding invitations and to decipher Grandma's old journals.

Whether it is important to LEARN cursive, because of the concomitant benefits in brain development is another question entirely - one the OP didn't ask.  Personally, I think reading comprehension is much more important than proficiency in cursive writing.  Opinions vary, of course.  [/quote]

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