[Rodney King]

I agree. Think of all the hours wasted in elementary school on cursive writing. I have not used it since.

[07055]

I don't know if everyone takes typewriting courses these days, but they should.

I took typing back in 1973 and was one of the few guys in the class. The thought then was you only needed to know how to type if you planned to become a secretary. I figured I would need it to type college papers. Little did I know I would spend hours everyday typing.

I almost never write anything in cursive.

They should take some of the time spent teaching cursive handwriting, and use it for typing classes for everyone.

[Phantom Lord]

I could not write in cursive if i tried. My "print" writing is no prize either. I would put my handwriting up against anyone's as "the worst and most unreadable in the world." I make doctors handwritting look good!

[asformeandformyhouse]

I have not used it since

Really? Never asked to sign your name?

But I did read an article that stated that most males revert back to block printing once cursive is no longer required. According to this study, females don't.

[blue jeans]

Ridiculous.

Cursive is faster... no doubt about it. You don't have to keep picking up the writing instrument.

However, it's much easier to be sloppy (because you're going at a much higher speed). I think it boils down to a tradeoff between speed and legibility.

My daughter is in a class where they tried to started to teach them the basics of touch typing last spring (and that was in 1st grade). That was a little ludicrous, however I'm all for teaching em to type by 5th grade or so.

But as for cursive.... I think to try to repeal that is akin to trying to get the fluoride out of our water.