Dear Friends In Education (teachers as well as learners)
Cursive Writing.. Why? When?
This is one question that is bugging my mind for last so many months. Why is 'Cursive Writing' so important in preschool education? Most of us do not use it when we grow up. Then why waste so much of time and effort on it? Why pressurise the tiny tots with it?
In my opinion cursive writing is a redundant skill. Yet, if some one is not able to let go of it out of old habit.. what is the right age to start teaching cursive writing?
Do you need fine motor skill to write cursive? At what age are fingers of tiny tots ready for handling the controlled cursive strokes of pencil ?
I am vaguely aware of some relation between the personality, state of mind and handwriting. Its the study of handwriting called graphology. It is about predicting the personality traits by the handwriting and signature etc. But this an art which is yet to be accepted as science.
If you have study conducted by any one recently or can quote some authentic published study on this issue, please share on this blog.
