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Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

β€œThe research has been very clear that cursive writing is a critical life skill in helping young people to express more substantively, to think more critically, and ultimately, to express more authentically,” he said in an interview.

What research? This sounds pretty far fetched to me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Facebook University.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can google is pretty easily. Learning to write cursive develops various brain components as well as fine motor skills. I was skeptical as well but just a brief scan of the research shows significant changes in how children think just by learning to write differently.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/202010/why-cursive-handwriting-is-good-your-brain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4274624/

https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/04/30/should-schools-require-children-to-learn-cursive/the-benefits-of-cursive-go-beyond-writing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We can't go online and find out what research they used to inform their decisions. They should be stating this, it's very important that we know.