Cursive is standing on its last loops and curlicues.
The Common Core State Standards for English is a framework detailing what students are expected to learn before college -- none of these include cursive. Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, Alaska and Virginia are the five remaining states to refrain from adopting the Common Core curriculum.
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The number of students learning cursive across the country has dropped. Instead, schools emphasize learning to type. Both skills are valuable; while typing will prepare kids for a future that increasingly relies on technology, cursive has been shown to increase brain development.
As cursive dwindles to an antiquated art form, check out the round-up below of soon-to-be extinct items and their digital replacements.