For older child, one school (aap) did nothing but provide some worksheets. Pretty sure none of the kids actually could write in cursive by the time the year was over.

Then the pandemic happened, and we put in a lot of effort at home on cursive, which turned my formerly dysgraphic older child into a kid with handwriting that was basically fine.

Younger child at a different public went back to school post pandemic armed with beautiful cursive handwriting and was told she wasn't allowed to use it until the end of the year, when theoretically the other children would have caught up. In fairness, instruction was a bit more comprehensive, though once she fell off the wagon it was really hard to get her back on.

Anyhoo, deficiency in handwriting instruction is not the major reason they are now at a private that stresses the art, but I will not deny that this was one of the factors.

For what it's worth, i am in the tech industry and the only way I survive online meetings is by taking voluminous handwritten cursive notes.

Mine learned it in 3rd grade, but because nothing is written in cursive anymore he can no longer read or write it. He’s in 8th grade, but can sign his name in cursive. I am 54, and I don’t know the last time I wrote in cursive (aside from signing my name, which is just a scribble).

No, not in school classes. My kid still qualified for a little OT and got some cursive there before graduating from OT.

It’s in the third grade curriculum, but there isn’t time, teachers say. I found time for my classes. It’s just a few minutes a day. It’s important to be able to read cursive for using primary documents in history later. I agree that typing should be emphasized, too. If I had an elementary school kid, I’d spend time on these at home and in the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not part of Common Core curriculum so schools don't teach it anymore.

Virginia doesn’t follow Common Core.

“Write legibly in cursive: Write capital and lowercase letter of the alphabet” is part of the FCPS curriculum.

my kids went thru an AAP center and none of them learned cursive! why aren't the schools required to follow the curriculum!

Where is this outlined in the quarterly pacing guide? What week or weeks is it listed under? The pacing guide is what teachers are required to follow/use as guidance. Come back and let me know that, because I think you'll have trouble finding it. A blurb on a website doesn't make up an official curriculum.

I wish it was taught but you need to teach your child yourself. I got work books online.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not part of Common Core curriculum so schools don't teach it anymore.

Virginia doesn’t follow Common Core.

“Write legibly in cursive: Write capital and lowercase letter of the alphabet” is part of the FCPS curriculum.

my kids went thru an AAP center and none of them learned cursive! why aren't the schools required to follow the curriculum!

Because other topics are more important. If the students need more practice in multiplication or division, that should be prioritized over cursive.

Anonymous wrote:No, no time, wonder what they were being taught instead.

Probably how to not be an a$$hat like you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not part of Common Core curriculum so schools don't teach it anymore.

Virginia doesn’t follow Common Core.

“Write legibly in cursive: Write capital and lowercase letter of the alphabet” is part of the FCPS curriculum.

my kids went thru an AAP center and none of them learned cursive! why aren't the schools required to follow the curriculum!

For all the school board belly-aches about "fidelity of implementation" on various things, there really is no faithful execution of the actual curriculum from school to school. Have a good principal and grade/team leads? Great, things will probably be OK. Don't? Too bad.

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Anonymous wrote:No. Why would they? Maybe to sign their names? Docusign baby.

Read historical documentation original source.

LOL, that was a good one! I actually thought you were serious there for a minute.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid learned in 3rd grade. But they don't keep it up, so it hasn't really stuck. I think the only real benefit it to be able to read things written in cursive.

Mine did too. They are young adults now and I don't think they would know it anymore. They also have never written a check...but they are independent self supporting adults.

+1, my oldest managed to figure it out to sign documents, the once or twice a year it requires. Otherwise, she has no need for cursive, check writing, using an abacus, pulling a horse drawn carriage, etc. Some things die with technology and that is ok!