Change is scary for many people
and one way that some people
‘fight’ change
is by forcing newer generations
to learn things
THEY learned
but are no longer relevant.
An example of this
is forcing cursive to be taught
in schools.
I’m in my late forties
and I used cursive
approximately 15 times in 2019.
EVERY instance
was to sign my name
on a check.
I do hand ‘write’ weekly letters
to loved ones
but those are printed by hand.
Cursive is difficult
for many of my elderly loved ones to read.
We no longer need cursive
to communicate.
It DID serve its purpose
but we, as a society,
have moved on.
When I was in primary school,
the debate was whether or not
we should learn shorthand.
I have NEVER had the need
to read or write shorthand.
NEVER.
Requiring people
to learn obsolete skills
won’t stop change.
It WILL, however,
make it more difficult
for people
to deal with that change.