Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall
Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall
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
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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“The 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.
Facebook University.
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.
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.
Studies that don't control well for gender and income desparity can show effects somewhat like he describes here.
Richer students have more time and help with homework, and are therefore often better handwriters. Similarly, girls get into university at higher rates while also having better handwriting.
It's all unrelated to the actual skill of handwriting, but it's the perfect half truth / whole lie for boomer losers who want to pass a "kid's these days" bill.