Cursive

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10. I used to think so, but times have changed...

I used to judge adults who only wrote in print, but lately I've noticed that my cursive is pretty much illegible because I rarely have to write anything down these days. I'm used to typing 100+wpm on my computer, or swyping text on my phone and tablet. On the rare occasions when I have to submit a document with my own handwriting, I find myself accidentally skipping over letters and struggling to NOT write in cursive.

My point is, if that can happen to someone like me who grew up writing tons of papers with neat handwriting, imagine what it would be like for kids these days who might not ever have to write anything after the 5th grade. With manual handwriting (both print and cursive) becoming a thing of the past, I think children should probably spend the time they would have spent learning cursive doing something more productive.