why I write in cursive (and why you should too)
I follow a lot of studyblr's. However, 99% of the posts I see have their notes written in print. I've been writing in cursive since I was 6, and I'm wondering why other studyblr's don't do the same. Yes, in America, people are taught to write in print, and cursive is barely taught in schools. However, as an European, writing in cursive is mandatory and it is taught in all of the schools. You can even get bad marks for writing in print on exams and tests (yikes). As much as I love how print looks, I wouldn't ever think about switching to print, not just because it is mandatory. Here are the reasons why:
1. Writing in cursive is a lot faster than writing in print. I tried writing in print and noticed something. I wrote 10 times slower. I couldn't even finish a sentence without complaining how slow it was. "But it might've been because you're used to writing in cursive!" Well, I'm not the only one with this issue. Since in cursive the letters are connected, you don't have to lift your pen so often.
2. It improves brain development. Some years ago, the College Board found that students who wrote in cursive for the essay portion of the SAT scored slightly higher than those who wrote in print. Cursive handwriting stimulates brain synapses and synchronicity between the left and right hemispheres, something that can't be said about writing in print.
3. You can always jazz it up. There are so many ways to write in cursive. New American Cursive, Handwriting Without Tears, D'Nealian Handwriting, Zaner-Bloser Handwriting, you name it. You can always personalise your cursive by adding little things like flourishes, making the dot in the i and j into a loop (like I do), experimenting with different stroke sizes... You never get tired of it.
4. It's like writing English with a French accent. It just looks so elegant and beautiful.
5. You'll stand out from the crowd. In a sea full of print scripts, it's refreshing to see something new.
Sources:
The Benefits of Cursive Go Beyond Writing
5 Reasons Why Everyone Should Know Cursive
Types of Cursive Handwriting
