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Originally Posted by etceterae 
I still think that for some part of English in grade school, cursive should still be taught. In the school where I go to, we're required to analyze copies of historical documents, in which the majority are written in cursive. A few of my Regulars friends can't read it at all, which the snobbier IH/AP kids think is "dumb" of them. Either way, cursive can still come in extremely helpful, especially if the child is interested in history.
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I think this is the best argument for learning cursive. It makes a lot of sense and is very true that a lot of documents studies are written in cursive. Even if later, they are typed, for history's sake, it's good to understand the original format.