A few days ago, I was left, well, not speechless, but enraged at the decision in Indiana to eliminate Cursive Writing in their core educational program and to make it an elective. The article in my post Curse(ive)s, Foiled Again mentions that Touch Typing will replace cursive writing.  I had posted my  essay on many sites and the responses have been both for and against the new mandate. More against than for, but still: this is a small vocal community that has responded. There are thousands upon thousand of voices to be heard from, and that includes the Private, Charter, and home school sectors.

To me, there is NO reason, if planned properly, that both cursive and touch typing can not be properly explored in the classroom. I learned how to type, and well, in 7th grade. First time, and yes, that was ages ago. Do they need to know…