So I must really be out of it because still after half a century I take notes in shorthand. I actually worked with someone who was able to read my shorthand notes. It was Gregg shorthand.
We barely touched on shorthand in school. More of a passing mention really.
My mother said they had a semester of it.
I still enjoy writing in Gregg, too. Nowhere near as fast as it once was, but a skill I really don’t want to lose even tho there’s little to no use for it today.