Some Benefits to Cursive Handwriting

Any high-school teacher or college professor can tell you that handwriting is becoming a lost art. More than this, children may not be receiving the handwriting instruction they need to develop critical literacy skills.
As discussed in a recent Wall Street Journal article, research shows the act of writing by hand is an important building block for learning. The neurological process that directs thought, through fingers, into written symbols is highly sophisticated. Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better -- a lifelong benefit.
The art of handwriting teaches us to control our hands and encourages hand-eye coordination. In addition, writing by hand obliges us to compose the phrase mentally before writing it down. This develops critical-thinking skills, according to handwriting expert Dr. Steve Graham. -- An Advocate for Handwriting
Answer: So many elementary-school teachers believe that learning to write cursive is now a waste of time since children are using the computer at such an early age. It is good to hear about the benefits of learning to handwrite. It would be interesting to hear about the benefits of students doing all their writing on the computer.