A new bill proposed in the Tennessee state legislature says that cursive handwriting should be taught in all Tennessee school districts in the third grade. Supporters say it helps motor skills, reinforces learning and it's an art form.
I'm not sure if cursive does all that, but I know since I use it less these days (keyboard mostly) my motor skills are weaker , I'm gaining more weight, the house is messier and I'm not as smart as I used to be. But then, I'm 76 and I didn't used to be that either. Also, the sentence should be "jumps," not "jumped" so you get all the letters to practice.
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Do you remember how many times we wrote this line. LOL...I remember those stupid arcs that we had to make and I never could get right but my handwriting is (someone said)"the prettiest handwriting that person could not understand." LOL...My niece asked me to write out her name plates for her wedding because she loved my handwriting so those stupid arcs and ovals must have had some effect. D.D.
I was looking through the Tennessee Legislature site, but couldn't find that new bill about cursive. What's its number?
This was reported on WKRN Nashville a year ago--I should have specified that the information wasn't up to date. Perhaps it failed.
Found it. Was supposed to go into effect fall 2015, http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/28005066/cursive-handwriting-required-in-tennessee-schools
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