Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.

The letters p,q,b, and d all look the same in print (don't believe me? Write them down right now on scrap paper) but different in cursive. In New Mexico, however, cursive is no longer a part of ...

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