GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Over recent years, there's been a lot of debate over cursive handwriting - and whether it should still be taught in schools. It's that debate which prompted one viewer to write ...

Q: I've been signing my full name, using longhand cursive, on checks and all other documents for decades. Recently, our daughter showed me her signature. It’s a distinctive squiggle, taking a split ...

I’m in love with my signature. I always have been. I didn’t even know I had a signature till I learned cursive in fourth grade. Oh, I could print my name with stick letters learned in first grade, but ...

Years ago when I needed to sign my first official document, I signed my name with each letter easily readable. The problem is the signature never felt automatic, I had to really take my time writing ...

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has spurred another debate on the worth of teaching cursive handwriting in the digital age by updating its five-year-old teaching guidance for ...

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child ...

Shawn Datchuk is an associate professor of special education at the University of Iowa. This essay from The Conversation is republished under a Creative Commons license. Recently, my 8-year-old son ...