Cursive Writing is on the same Path as the DoDo Bird

Kids can text on tiny keyboards, convey their thoughts in 140 characters or less and use numbers for prepositions, but some states fear they soon may not be able to sign their own names. 

In this digital age of Internet acronyms, like "LOL," and emoticons, Tennessee is the latest state pressing for legislation that mandates students learn cursive writing in school.

Lawmakers in the state are pushing for passage of House Bill 1697, which would require all public school students to learn how to read and write in cursive, preferably by the third grade. 

The bill, authored by state Republican Rep. Sheila Butt, is meant to prevent a decline in students' ability to read handwritten notes and sign their own names as well as interpret historical documents in their original form, like the Declaration of Independence.

"Cursive writing is timeless because it connects us to our past," Butt told FoxNews.com. 

"Across the state, we have students who are able to read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights on their own," she said, "And then we have students who can only learn about it though a third party. "These are foundational documents that are critical to our history."

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