Well, I accept the existence of graphology, or whatever the name is for handwriting analysis, but as a motive, I think it is bunk. I have written by hand for all my life, and my handwriting varies from all kinds of causes having nothing to do with my intent of communication. If it takes a graphologist to figure such things out, it is like saying door locks are no good because they can be picked by a locksmith.

Laziness is only part of the possible problem. I was focusing more on ignorance. And there is also bureaucratic distraction resulting from sociological pushing. There are plenty of hard-working teachers, in an environment that undermines what they are trying to do.

What nobody has mentioned is that cursive writing is excellent training for hand-eye coordination, the ability to direct one's hands and fingers to make delicate motions. It does tie in with instruction in art. I find it deplorable that so many of the classes that I grew up with in school seem to have been eliminated by an uncultured "educational" bureaucracy: wood shop, metal shop, music, art... The less you have to learn, the less you will ever know.