101 | Cursive and handwriting -- it's good for your brain!

Is handwriting a thing of the past? Here are the arguments about why it's necessary to conserve it.  Hot take: Cursive comeback could be a civics lesson (Isaac Avilucea, Axios, Jun 30, 2025) National Archives is Seeking Volunteers Who Have the 'Superpower' of Reading Cursive — Which Only 24 States Still Teach (Danielle Jennings, People, Jan 15, 2025) The Number of States That Require Schools to Teach Cursive Is Growing (Brooke Schultz, Education Week, Nov 6, 2024) Why Cursive Handwriting Is Good for Your Brain (Devon Frye, Psychology Today, Oct 2, 2020) Why Writing by Hand Could Make You Smarter (William R. Klemm, Psychology Today, Mar 14, 2013) Welcome to the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest! (Official) Signature moves: are we losing the ability to write by hand? (Christine Rosen, The Guardian, Jan 21, 2025) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast [email protected]