I know! I teach middle school and by the time they get to me, it's almost too late. Whether they know it or not depends on what school they went to, so I'll have half a room that can do it and half that can't... trying to teach the ones that don't know leaves the other half bored and I don't like to assign "busy work." For a couple years I tried making them learn, but I've given up.
My girls learned D’Nealean Pre-Cursive. Then I started to homeschool. Cursive was not high on my list.
Both picked up signatures on their own. I insist that they must be able to read Cursive. Both are faster at printing than I am at cursive. AND everyone can read their writing. In the classes they take outside of the house, they are told how wonderful it is that teachers can read what they write.
Hey, when I managed a Psych office, all forms were printed. (now it’s computerized). I had to stop using cursive for a while.
Cursive is a thing of the past.