I was taught cursive in my elementary school years. Since leaving elementary school, I have basically only ever used cursive to sign my name, and even then, calling it “cursive” instead of “illegible scribble” would be charitable to say the least. I think I encountered maybe one document ever in my adult life that weirdly specified that I transcribe a printed sentence into cursive. I get that there’s other things taught in school that I do use that others absolutely don’t (trigonometry for example), but I can’t imagine cursive being a necessary prerequisite for any common modern career path.
I learned it in elementary as well, and I’m glad I did. I wish I had more opportunities to use it because I also use it only for my signature. It’s stupid to force kids to learn it, but I also hope it doesn’t disappear in the future, outside of calligraphy.
I was taught cursive in my elementary school years. Since leaving elementary school, I have basically only ever used cursive to sign my name, and even then, calling it “cursive” instead of “illegible scribble” would be charitable to say the least. I think I encountered maybe one document ever in my adult life that weirdly specified that I transcribe a printed sentence into cursive. I get that there’s other things taught in school that I do use that others absolutely don’t (trigonometry for example), but I can’t imagine cursive being a necessary prerequisite for any common modern career path.
I learned it in elementary as well, and I’m glad I did. I wish I had more opportunities to use it because I also use it only for my signature. It’s stupid to force kids to learn it, but I also hope it doesn’t disappear in the future, outside of calligraphy.