http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-03/finland-scraps-cursive-writing-lessons-in-schools/6066826
Finland is scrapping cursive writing lessons in schools from next year and will instead teach children how to type.
On consideration, I think it’s good to have this discussion. Of course students need to be able to write legibly, and at a fair speed. But cursive writing is not the only way to achieve that.
Keyboard and mouse skills are very important as well – the awesome GCompris suite (approx age range 2-10) has games for even very young kids, getting to grips with the mouse and learning their way around the keyboard. Kids love it.
The activities embedded in the programs make the subjects more engaging for the students as well as the teacher.
Trent Perry, Teacher