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In reply to the discussion: Cursive writing is not being taught in much of America. [View all]Ford_Prefect
(7,927 posts)Even temporarily.
The reason cursive has faded has to do with the rise of keyboard and digital technology.
I find that many people today cannot solve basic problems which I was taught as a child. They depend on cue-defined answers rather than actual data and information. If there isn't a handy Icon to choose from they are stumped. Many cannot ask a useful question which challenges the existing paradigm.
Its like the new cars with no way for ordinary people to service them, or start them. If the omnipresent screen doesn't work they have no idea what to do. If the battery goes dead you cannot put them in neutral to move them because the park mode is locked by a solenoid.
There are many real benefits to digital living. However the Human being is wired for and uses analogs. Cursive English is a form of hand crafted language we are built to use as mentioned above. Using it includes very important cognitive growth, awareness and processing which helps problem solving. Ask any native American how learning and using their tribal tongue affects their engagement in their community, culture, and the world at large.