So schools are trying to get rid of cursive writing. Christopher's homework asked the question: is the study and learning of cursive writing important. Is it dad? I said of course. Some day you might find an old journal or artifact with some significance, written in cursive. And duh ... you either know how to read and interpret it or you scratch your head, turn the page and go on the internet. Technology's aim is to make those involved rich and everyone else stupid as jelly.