If Young Abe Lincoln Had Lived Today....

[Liz Rosenthal]

I must say I was rather shocked, too, to learn that cursive, or what I called "script" growing up, is being taught in U.S. schools less and less now.

The teenage sons of a very good friend of mine never learned cursive. However, their high school is very demanding academically. There is no deficit of reading and writing in their curriculum. And my friend's one son is a budding writer, anyway, even if he can't write in cursive. He's quite gifted and a true bookworm. My friend's other son is a talented artist. Anyway, my point is that the loss of cursive doesn't have to mean the downfall of today's youth, so long as they are learning substance and, especially, how to think critically.

Still, I wish they'd bring cursive back.