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cursive writing
By Carolyn

I teach fifth grade. I don't insist that every assignment, either classwork or homework, be handed in with cursive writing. Usually, when the children write their drafts, they print. The final copy, they have come to learn,
is written in neat, cursive writing.
I think the idea behind having the kids write in cursive is to have them become adept at it. If they are printing all of the time, then they aren't getting the practice. I had a student two years ago who whined that writing in cursive "hurts my hand." After they get used to using it, they stop complaining, because they do become more adept

at it.

As for those who turn in manuscript instead of cursive, is their handwriting very poor, even in manuscript? Or is it poor in cursive? I have one boy in my class who doesn't even print well, so I have basically left him alone.