My high school senior nephew cannot read or write cursive

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113. When writing an in-class essay or exam they are not allowed to use electronic devices,

because they could bring in a prepared (or purchased) essay or information to cheat with on the test.

All too often now students cannot write fast enough to complete their in-class essays or exams. Cursive really is faster.

That goes for taking notes, too. Most of them cannot write fast enough to take adequate notes in class, and since many instructors do not allow laptops in class, notes do have to be taken by hand. I have no problem with laptops and cellphones in class because we need to access the net sometimes, but many instructors forbid them because they worry that some students will start texting, surfing the net, or checking emails instead of paying attention.

And then, of course, there is still the problem of their not being able to read comments and corrections written in cursive, and not being able to read what the teacher has written on the blackboard if she writes in cursive. That can seriously undermine a student's ability to understand what is being taught.