Debate: Should Schools Teach Cursive Handwriting?

Teaching cursive handwriting had fallen out of favor by the early twenty-first century, but it is now having a resurgence. States are again requiring that elementary students learn cursive. Proponents of teaching cursive handwriting cite the need for students to be able to read historical documents and write a unique signature. Critics argue that cursive is unnecessary in a digital age when people aren’t doing much writing by hand at all. Listen to hear students and teachers discuss the pros and cons of learning cursive and then debate: Should schools teach cursive handwriting?