“A return to phonics and, for example, cursive writing is another example where the government is leaning into the evidence and following the voice of many parents who wanted us to really embrace those practices that for generations have worked."

So parents complained. Got it.

I just don't see the point? I had to learn cursive in elementary and haven't used it at all since then. There has to be more valuable things these kids could be learning.

I absolute hated learning cursive in school and I never write cursive now. My son has even more fine motor-control issues than I do and I'm glad he didn't have to deal with this as well.

“The computer will not take that over.”

The 1980's want their opinions back.

I actually don't disagree with the idea that some of the fundamentals that have been taught for decades were and are the right way to teach. We don't always need new ways to learn reading, writing, math, etc -- the old ways are tried and tested. But introducing something like this, which basically completely unnecessary in modern times, based on some unresearched benefits is no better.

“The research has been very clear that cursive writing is a critical life skill in helping young people to express more substantively, to think more critically, and ultimately, to express more authentically,” he said in an interview.

What research? This sounds pretty far fetched to me.

“A return to phonics and, for example, cursive writing is another example where the government is leaning into the evidence and following the voice of many parents who wanted us to really embrace those practices that for generations have worked.”

There isn’t a lot of research specifically on cursive writing, Peterson said, but the work that has been done shows that it not only teaches students the skill of writing that script in and of itself, but it helps to reinforce overall literacy.

Reading between the lines here, I get the impression that this change is red meat for a boomer base who thinks things were perfect when they were kids and don't see why kids in the modern era ought to be doing things any differently. I'm 39. I did learn cursive in school and about the only time I've ever used it since is my signature. Yet I could blow any boomer out of the water with regards to hand eye coordination. You know why? Video games and touch typing.

It's sad how the whole world is going through a conservative nationalist phase, this isn't just a Canada thing but I've seen it in my own country and many other European countries and American states.

Even if there are any benefits for cursive it's outweighed by lazy/illegible cursive.

Cursive is fun to write but make it part of an elective art class.

I think it might have its place, but that place might be part of calligraphy in an art class.

I used to only use cursive to sign my name. Now I often use technology for that too.

What kind of grip is that on that pencil?

But... why? Do Canadians spend a lot of time writing fancy letters to eachother? Have the beavers stolen your phones and tablets?

Just a humble eastern European trying to figure out what's going on in your frigid syrup-drenched lands.

Maybe go straight for shorthand.

Personally learning Duployan, but more as learning Chinook Wawa.

I personally write almost exclusively in cursive. Printing always felt so much more unnatural to me given that it requires lifting your pencil far too often. All of your time is spent lifting and resetting your pencil.

Having said that, I know my feelings on this are outside the norm. And I know for many it is seen as having a steep learning curve.

Honestly, I don't see an issue with this? It's an interesting way to think about writing and it keeps the electorate happy.