Just more effort in the attempt to make kids as dumb as a rock...they’re easier to control that way. Ignorance works great! Just look how effective it keeps ‘em in line in the middle east and Africa.
As in a lot of other things, the lesson isn’t the real lesson.
Learning cursive teaches discipline, neatness, etc.
We can see that lack of cursive teaching and its effects in Precious on the stand yesterday.