Bay Ridge parents applaud return of cursive writing
Taking a page out of the past when school children spent hours perfecting their handwriting in classrooms, New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña is giving principals the option of bringing back cursive writing instruction.
And Bay Ridge parents said it’s about time.
Laurie Windsor, president of the District 20 Community Education Council, said parents have told her they like the idea.
“Parents do feel it is important for their children to learn cursive. Many parents have brought this issue up over the last few years on how it hasn’t been part of the curriculum,” Windsor told the Brooklyn Eagle. District 20 covers Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights and includes schools in parts of Bensonhurst, Sunset Park and Borough Park.