“What is it?” I will not accept this document until you rewrite it in cursive! This is what I heard my old teacher say to my boyfriend who didn't take the "cursive only" rule seriously. I attended MMI, a private military school that instilled many values ​​in its students; including the aforementioned “cursive only” rule. I didn't really understand why they made us write in cursive, in fact, I hated it! “Let me write however I want!” » This is something I always wanted to shout at my teacher, but I agreed anyway. After graduating from MMI, I moved on to high school where I found myself writing exclusively in cursive, it had become a part of me. For those unfamiliar with this form of handwriting, cursive is a style in which all the letters in a word are connected. Fun fact: Cursive writing is also known as script or longhand writing. The Common Core Standards no longer require elementary school students to learn cursive writing, and some schools are abandoning the teaching of cursive writing altogether, considering it an "old skill." However, some studies have shown that this may not be the best idea. Teaching handwriting, or cursive, is an important thing that schools should teach children, especially in our modern times. There are many benefits to ensuring cursive remains in the school curriculum. Teaching handwriting helps children develop and learn and think better than if they had not learned to write. According to William Klemm, DVM, Ph.D, “Scientists are discovering that learning cursive writing is an important tool for cognitive development. » Cognitive abilities are the brain skills we need to accomplish any task, from the simplest movements to the most complex problems...... middle of paper ......xia. Dyslexia is a language processing disorder that can interfere with reading, writing, spelling, and sometimes even speaking. Dyslexic students have difficulty writing in regular characters because many letters look the same. On the other hand, cursive writing gives each letter a very distinctive appearance. This gives dyslexic students an alternative method of writing that can reduce their dyslexic tendencies and make them more confident in their writing abilities. Alec Falconer, a student with dyslexia, truly believes that cursive writing helped him in school. He says, “After learning cursive writing, my handwriting, my spelling and the way I put sentences together definitely improved a lot,” he said. Cursive therapy is a common treatment for dyslexia and should not be reserved for parents who can afford classes, it should be taught in public schools to everyone..