Jan. 24, 2011 -- The handwriting may be on the wall for cursive. At least that's what some people fear as schools across the country continue to drop cursive handwriting from their curricula.

Anne Trubek, author of "The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting," said schools should not require cursive mastery any more than they should require all children to play a musical instrument.

Cursive handwriting – when is the last time you used it to write something other than your signature? With so much of our lives online now, the occasions to get out the pen and paper are getting ...

Henderson, 44, said her son learned cursive basics in third grade but did not spend the hours that she did in school perfecting legible script and an attractive signature.

Many younger teachers aren't prepared to teach cursive or manuscript, said Kathleen S. Wright, national handwriting product manager for Zaner-Bloser Publishing, which develops instructional tools.

RALEIGH, N.C.—Across North Carolina and in dozens of other states, teachers are committing what once would have been heresy: They are writing off cursive script. At a growing number of schools ...

But despite this perception that cursive handwriting is a dying art in school instruction, many districts still educate students how to write the flowing script used to jot down signatures. In ...

When handwriting is required, Borba noted that it’s much easier and faster to take notes in cursive than by printing letters. She also said she believes the written note is an important ...

Educational standards expert Morgan Polikoff disagrees that cursive should be a requirement. “The fact is that cursive isn't used in the vast majority of professions or day-to-day activities for ...

The subject in question is cursive handwriting, which P.J., age 9, first started mastering this year. He enjoys practicing it as he completes book reports and pens original stories.

Anne Trubek, author of "The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting," said schools should not require cursive mastery any more than they should require all children to play a musical instrument.