Anne Trubek, a writer for the New York Times, published an article entitled “Handwriting Just Doesn’t Matter” on August 20, 2016. In this article, Anne discusses the differences between handwriting and typing and how they affect children’s intelligence. After Common Core was enforced, the use of handwriting was no longer as relevant because children are now being taught typing skills. Even though students are still learning how to write, they are only being taught print not cursive. Typing is becoming more necessary than handwriting in businesses, so it is important for children to be able to type. Trubek writes, “At least nine states and numerous districts have lobbied, successfully, to reintroduce cursive into public and publicly funded