I'm not sure if it's only our school district, but 4th graders (9 year olds) spend considerable time learning cursive writing and are not taught touch typing. Why?
This is especially troubling because students certainly are expected to write their assignments on a computer. Oh, that is unless the teacher wants them to write it in cursive just to help them learn how to write in cursive. I had a bit of trouble explaining this to my son who struggled with cursive - the same son who did the Fourth Grader Wikipedia Update.
I personally only use cursive when I write my signature. And I'm not sure I remember the last time I even had to read cursive writing.
Can anyone explain this to me?
And will it change in the next two years before my youngest becomes a 4th grader?
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