Value of Cursive Script Being Debated in US

Learning joined-up letters is a no-brainer for third grade kids at Elementary Schools in Ellicott City. "I like writing it sometimes. It's kind of fun," said Oren Dubensky after he and his fellow eight-year-olds mastered their first cursive letter -- "I" -- after six weeks of perfecting basic pencil strokes. "It's like, you don't need to do normal letters anymore," agreed classmate Sophia Spence. "You can do fancy letters, instead of just normal letters." ...