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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] 6 points 1 year 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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.