It seems that the modern educational systems are continuously altering the curriculum to stay current with the needs of society. One would think that this is because our schools are trying to prepare young people in the skills that will be needed to survive as adults in our changing world. Since technology changes at the speed of light, it makes sense that changes to academia such as computers, for instance, would be subject to rapid enhancements. For this reason, we see the creation of completely new areas of learning emerging on a regular basis. Because resources and time are not unlimited, for every new element of learning that is added, there must be another area which goes by the wayside.
Most people were not at all alarmed when they heard schools were getting away from teaching cursive writing. To many of them, it seems like just another way to communicate with the written or printed word. When typewriters came into existence, many people quit writing correspondence by hand. Typing was faster and the letters more readable. But there were detractors. Some said that writing a letter on a piece of paper, using a writing instrument, was the most personal way to communicate using the written word. Where typewriters or printing in block letters is very consistent and readable, it also takes away the individuality. Cursive writing is like the human fingerprint, in that no two are exactly alike. Cursive has evolved for many to be the ultimate self-expression and art form. This is a beautiful thing for everyone that appreciates what makes each human an individual. It is not so appealing to those that wish to homogenize humanity and blend everyone together, removing the “self”.
Anyone that has ever read a history book knows that there have been untold numbers of uprising over the ages. To someone that wants to gain or maintain control, it is in their best interest to remove any references to historical overthrows of governments. Knowledge of these types of successes have a way of giving people hope and a reason to unite. For the elitists, unification is a bad thing. In the United States, there are several documents that profess and guarantee human rights and entitlements. The Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the US Constitution were not only signed in cursive – they were written in it! If you are interested in controlling future generations, and their ability to decipher and understand American history, a good start would be eliminating the ability to write in cursive. Because, if you cannot write in cursive, you certainly cannot read it.