[asinclair]

Let me add to the chorus. I learned to print properly in drafting class, calligraphy training, and early programming with forms. I bedevil a number of pompous people whose forms have six-point type by being able to print at a four-point height with a good accountant's pen. Also, I'm a cold composition font nut, adding new faces to my computer on a regular basis.

Cursive? Almost illegible unless I really, really concentrate. People look at my signature and call it a "mosquito squash." Printing, for me, is faster.

Now, I used to have to decode letters from my mother (RIP), because at first glance her handwriting was bumps on a line; there were letterforms, but they were VERY small.

That said, I applaud the reintroduction of cursive to the curriculum. In particular, cursive by the female hand; in a large number of samples the result is pretty.

[Jane Long]

We had penmanship awards that were based on accuracy, legibility and aesthetics of our cursive handwriting.

These awards are likely illegal, now.

Cursive helps with fine motor skills, cognitive development ... and, I always felt .... expediency.

I know some say they can print faster than writing in cursive. I find the opposite to be true.