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Virginia Catholic school student wins national cursive handwriting contest
If someone wants to work on their handwriting in cursive, they shouldn’t rush, Almaraz said.
“Your handwriting definitely looks better when you take your time and focus on how you hold your pencil,” she added.
Almaraz prefers writing with a pen because it “flows better” and cursive writing requires continuous pen-to-paper contact.
Moss said that writing in cursive can communicate something to the reader other than the meaning of the words on the page.
She said that if the writing is poorly written or scrawled it can send a message that something is “out of place.”
Moss also said that learning cursive can be helpful for reading historical documents.
Founding American documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution are all written in cursive.
Many jurisdictions have dropped cursive from their curriculums, Moss said, adding that Catholic schools have, in her experience, prioritized it.
According to the National Education Association, only 21 states require cursive to be taught in public schools.