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I was forced to learn cursive in a private school that I attended from the 5th through the 8th grade. I don't know if I learned/was taught cursive before that or not, I can't remember. What I do remember was that my report cards at that private school usually looked like this

math -- A
Science -- A
English -- A
History -- A
Art -- A
PE -- A
Handwriting -- C- (with the occasional, rare B- or D)

That crap kept me off of the honor roll most of the time that I was there. Based on my cursive, I should have been a doctor.

I still write by hand several times a week, I ALWAYS print. Most of what I write is notes at work, or when I'm illustrating something on a white board. My printing is legible. Even my name when signed mostly looks like the first 2 or 3 letters and then trails off to nothing. I can write in cursive decently if I really concentrate and go really slowly. Who the hell wants to do that.

I'd love to have beautiful handwriting, but not enough to do anything about it. There are far more important things. I am glad that I know how, and can recognize it when I see it. I occasionally find someone that doesn't recognize certain letters or doesn't know how to write it. That seems so odd to me. I guess I'm getting old.