I am probably inclined to agree. Any benefit to training cursive would likely result from learning different languages and applying them as well.
It kind of comes across as an excuse to learn cursive as tradition dictates as well as to fully comprehend the Constitution and such, but I don't know that we need an excuse for those things.
I think it's a useful tool that people should still learn for two reasons - as you and several others have cited, being able to read it, and the ability to write more quickly. The latter is almost irrelevant for most - I'm one of the few still putting my grocery list on a post-it for example....
I am probably inclined to agree. Any benefit to training cursive would likely result from learning different languages and applying them as well.
It kind of comes across as an excuse to learn cursive as tradition dictates as well as to fully comprehend the Constitution and such, but I don't know that we need an excuse for those things.
I think it's a useful tool that people should still learn for two reasons - as you and several others have cited, being able to read it, and the ability to write more quickly. The latter is almost irrelevant for most - I'm one of the few still putting my grocery list on a post-it for example....