Cursive writing has been taught in American schools for the past 300 years and was once the primary way of communicating (Blazer, 2010). The decreased emphasis placed on learning cursive writing can be attributed to technological advances. The debate about the value of teaching handwriting did not begin with the introduction of the computer; dates back to the debut of the Remington typewriter in 1873 and is revived with each new technological advance, including the Dictaphone, the Xerox machine, and ultimately computers (Blazer, 2010). BOTH SIDES OF THE DISCUSSION In his article Blazer (2010) highlights several reasons for teaching cursive writing: learning cursive writing helps students develop reading, communication and motor skills, students Breen (2013) highlights the fact that few schools provide keyboards for everyday use. - today's writing. Most school work, from note-taking to homework, is still done by hand. According to Vanderbilt University professor Steve Graham, who cites numerous studies showing that sloppy writing routinely leads to lower grades, even in papers with the same wording as those written in neater handwriting (Breen, 2013). Blazer (2010) also lists reasons for eliminating the teaching of cursive writing: cursive writing is becoming irrelevant and obsolete with the advent of technology, standardized tests do not require the use of cursive writing, typing is more efficient, cursive writing is very difficult in fact some have discovered that in most schools cursive writing is taught in the latter part of second or third grade. Most teachers report spending 12-15 minutes a day teaching cursive writing. However, school districts vary significantly in the amount of writing instruction they provide to students (Blazer, 2010). While there is much academic debate about the benefits of teaching handwriting and more specific cursive writing, it appears that most schools across the nation still deem it worth teaching. Karadag (2014) discusses the impact that learning to write cursive has on the curriculum and the individual student: “It is recognized that cursive writing offers various advantages for teaching and mental development. National and international studies in the literature reveal the positive effects of cursive writing: how to speed up writing, easily recognize words and easily distinguish numbers and signs, prevent syllabification, support kinesthetic intelligence and mental and physical development, improve attention span and deep thinking ability.” In contrast to Karadag's assertion, Blazer (2010), notes, "studies have found that typing, which uses a simpler set of motor skills, allows students to spend more time focusing on planning, grammar, and composition of the their writing and less time