According to Education Week, there are 24 states with some kind of requirement for students to learn cursive or script writing in schools. This is an increase from 14 states that was reported less than 10 years ago.
This increase is great, since schools should be teaching their students how to write in cursive. Teaching students this skill will allow them to develop the cognitive ability to interpret and write in script.
Currently, when most students need to write their signature they are not able to form a unique set of letters and they will most likely print their names.
Another advantage of using cursive in signatures is the added complexity, making it harder for counterfeiters to replicate, according to BlueNotary.
WJPS 12th grader Maya Guadarrama said, “I think that schools should teach kids script because there are still many people that write in script and some kids can’t read it so this will help them understand more.”
WJPS assistant principal Mr. Petrotta stated, “I learned script in elementary school. For me I think it was an important skill to learn at the time, but as we are transitioning into a digital first society it’s becoming less relevant.”
“D’Nealian Cursive” by AndrewBuck is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
