[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.

[PallMal]

With me, at the age of around 12 or so, writing cursive was a little easier (in terms of work done) than writing print.

With writing print style, it took extra work to pick up the pen or pencil for each letter, make sure every letter was spaced properly, etc. where writing cursive, I didn't need to do this -- one letter would flow into the next.

Maybe strange to many, but that's my take on it.