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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many of you all use cursive in your everyday life? I'm in my 30s and cannot remember the last time I had to write something in cursive aside from my signature on a receipt. I was in MCPS ES 20+ years ago and they made us write in cursive because "all your middle and high school teachers will expect this and you'll need it later in life." No, they didn't, and no, I didn't. MCPS has a lot of problems but I don't see this as one of them.[/quote]

If I need to write a sizeable amount or am concerned about speed, I write in cursive because it's so much more efficient.  It's better for note-taking.  Last month I went to a conference and spent two days writing in cursive.  If they only use it for note-taking, I think it would still be enormously valuable (unless you prefer to teach them shorthand).

My daughter also found that by the time she got to high school, she wasn't able to finish her tests because printing the answers to essay questions took too long.  While the teachers accepted printing, they certainly didn't allow extra time for it.

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+100  Unfortunately, keyboards are still not allowed during tests for the most part[/quote]

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