The Sad Decline of Cursive—Especially My Own
11th July 2024
In recent times it has become apparent that young people no longer learn cursive in school. Or anywhere else. They type everything, mostly on their phones. This has become a source of great consternation among traditionalists, who view the demise of cursive as yet another sign that the world is going to hell in a handbasket. As for the stately, elegant penmanship of the kind I was taught in grade school, just forget it. Beautiful handwriting is a thing of the past.