A member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives wants the teaching of cursive handwriting mandated throughout the commonwealth.
Rep. Joseph Adams, of Wayne and Pike Counties, says he introduced the bill as cursive handwriting is taught less and less.
“In an increasingly digital world, cursive has fallen by the wayside,” Adams said in a memo. “However, there are compelling cognitive, developmental, and practical reasons for ensuring students have at least a basic grasp of cursive writing.”
The legislation require handwriting or “Joined italics” to be taught at appropriate grade level.
18 states currently require cursive to be taught.
Cursive handwriting had moved by the wayside over the years with more of an emphasis being placed on keyboard and other technological skills.
A viral post claiming cursive is no longer being taught because “they” don’t want younger generations to be able to read the Constitution so they don’t know their rights.
That was proven to be false since documents like the Bill of Rights and other historical documents are available in all types of fonts.
Follow KNX News 97.1 FM
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok