Curse Cursive? Not Me

I assign cursive practice to my middle school students. You know, flowing script. Handwriting. Most of them grumble at this imposition. Why? Don't they want to be grownups some day?

I've conducted a highly scientific poll on the subject of cursive and its status as a necessity for success in the 21st Century. Results: people prefer to use their thumbs to compose. If you're not typing on miniscule keyboards, you're just not in touch. If you're a twenty-something, you likely eschew pen and pencil altogether.

I'm a throwback. Get used to it.