Seems like an admission of incompetence on the part of the teachers, no? Since they are unable to teach the kids how to write longhand, they now say that longhand is not required.
On the other hand, I don't write anything any more. I scribbled down two numbers yesterday, but even that is unusual.
Cursive or otherwise
Even I struggle to read it, let alone anyone else. keep to the Fen Causeway
