At Greenbriar East Elementary, the cursive lesson is a hybrid of old and new. Students have pencils in hand, but their ...

As schools update their curriculum in the computer age, the handwriting may be on the wall for cursive writing.

“Cursive writing takes thought, practice and patience in an otherwise very fast-paced environment. It also requires consistency in order for students to learn it.” ...

After being made optional in 2006, cursive is returning as a mandatory part of the Ontario elementary school curriculum in September.

And then merely support them in writing those thank you notes in cursive or sit down with them and practice together. Buy them a journal and suggest they practice in a daily diary.

Freya said, to her, cursive is a form of art, and it shows. "I practice a lot of drawing, so my artistic abilities come through for handwriting and writing," said Freya.

"Handwriting, which includes basic letter formation not cursive, is a component of the Common Core State Standard for writing and therefore is included in the Stamford Public Schools' English ...