In the early 1900s, Austin Norman Palmer became the cursive king, promoting his Palmer method as a quicker, less fancy and more readable alternative to Spencerian. By the 1920s, the Palmer method ...

With all this said, does cursive need to be fancy with slants, loops and curls? Absolutely not! The emphasis should be on simplicity and function when teaching children cursive.

Cursive – the pinnacle of quick and elegant penmanship, or just fancy, antiquated squiggles? However you choose to describe it, students in Louisiana’s public and charter schools will get ...

SOMERSET — From educational requirement to after-school activity, cursive writing is making a comeback ... “It looks really fancy,” said student Noelle Jean, age 8.