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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ability to read and write cursive will be the defining line between upper classes and lower classes.  Children in private schools are taught cursive as a matter of course.  The public school system, in choosing not to teach cursive, is installing up its own glass ceiling.[/quote]

This.  I agree with this.  Cursive is another means of learning.  Study after study shows our brains are wired to learn by reading and writing.  Printing is tough for kids to do with any sort of speed.  And typing into a keyboard for notes actually bypasses the brain.  So it is not part of the learning process (it is literally wasted time) - where if note taking with cursive a vast majority of kids would be learning as they were writing then they review.  They get the auditory from listening, the tactile and visual from writing, then they review the material.

The same that studies show kids learn better with textbooks than computer screens.  IT is very important but understanding that our brains are wired a certain way is key to education.[/quote]

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