By LEJENE BRECKENRIDGE, South Bend Tribune
Learning how to write a cursive S was harder than learning to find the same letter on a computer keyboard when 16-year-old Aisha Erby began practicing cursive. That’s no surprise to some educators and handwriting researchers who said many students these days are less proficient in cursive than keyboarding. It’s a shifting paradigm that’s gained more attention recently as school districts consider whether cursive is relevant to students preparing for higher education and entering the work force in 21st century. In fact, the Indiana Department of Education issued a policy earlier this year that districts starting this fall have the option of whether they want to teach cursive, and should focus on developing students’ keyboarding proficiencies.
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