At a Small Maine School, Cursive Endures and Wins National Awards
Although cursive handwriting “is a dying field,” as one teacher said, it has made a comeback in some schools, including one in Maine where two students won awards this month.
Credit.Woodland Consolidated School
Published May 24, 2021Updated May 25, 2021
For years, screens have replaced notebooks, keyboards have subbed in for pens and digital life has revolved around the printed word.
But at a small school in Maine, cursive handwriting thrives, with two students recognized in a national contest last week for their skills crossing T’s and dotting I’s with precise and legible shape, size, spacing and slant.
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