cursive?

I found this interesting article about how cursive writing is fading from our society. One mother was shocked when she and her eighth-grade daughter had to sign paperwork, and her daughter didn't really know how to sign hers. It's kinda an interesting article because it shows how the older generation is pretty much shocked, but how modern methods are turning to technology. I like the relate how people think about cursive to how people think about language use. Some are very adamant that our modern use of the language stay the same and get frustrated with "improper" phrases or e-mail and text lingo. Language has obviously evolved over the years and will continue to do so. Whether you like it or not, shouldn't the language reflect the culture and users? With cursive writing, why should it continue when we obviously are not going to be using it much. I pretty much only use cursive when I sign checks (which is a dying trend) or sign contracts (which can often be done electronically). Hmm, thoughts anyone?

Here are some tidbits to note from the"Cursive writing may be fading skill, but so what?" article.

Only 15 percent of SAT test-takers chose to write in cursive, while the others wrote in print.

The mother's thoughts: Cursive writing is a lifelong skill, one she fears could become lost to the culture, making many historic records hard to decipher and robbing people of "a gift."

Besides, it isn't as if all those adults who learned cursive years ago are doing their writing with the fluent grace of John Hancock.

In 2011, the writing test of the National Assessment of Educational Progress will require 8th and 11th graders to compose on computers, with 4th graders following in 2019.

West Virginia's largest school system (article was in WV) teaches cursive, but only in the 3rd grade.