Not everyone is convinced cursive deserves a comeback tour.

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 20150929 A Facebook post showing a teacher's frustration with a 7-year-old student writing her name on an assignment in cursive ...

The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting new ...

Why Is This Still a Thing is a column exploring the anachronistic, seemingly-outdated technology that surrounds us. New columns appear every Friday. If you’ve recently seen a teen text or even a ...

There is plenty of scientific evidence indicating that writing by hand is an important skill. Compared to typing, writing by hand seems to activate the brain in ways that help you process and remember ...

Cursive is an art. It’s woven into the very fabric of the United States constitution. Yet, everywhere we look, it’s literally being written out of existence. Like a sandcastle built at the edge of the ...

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The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that date back more than 200 years. But these texts can be difficult to read and understand—particularly ...

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, "I can't read cursive yet." Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child ...