It just makes other people’s writing harder to read. And do you really save that much time writing cursive vs in print? Like a few seconds at most. But a lot of us are taught cursive early in our lives. Why?
Fyi; this is a question about the practically of cursive, not calligraphy itself. I know a lot of cursive writing can be very pretty and readable, but most people don’t write like that
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Yes, you can save a lot of time writing. It’s like the difference between on-screen texting (keyboard), and a real keyboard. Some people can hit 40-60 words per minute on the real keyboard, and not using abbreviated words or acronyms either.
You also save a lot of carpal tunnel, because cursive keeps your pen on the paper, you don’t have to lift it to “go to the next letter”. And the majority of the letters are not that different from the typed ones.
EDIT: It’s practical and still taught because:
* Hand-writing is still something that’s needed in day-to-day lives. The computers and phones haven’t replaced paper 100% yet. You do a lot of writing in school, high school, college, and at work. A lot of writing.
* It’s a hand- and finger-precision skill. It’s something that forces very minute and precise hand and finger movements. You know, like drawing and typing, and a lot of other tasks where we use our hands. It forces kids to develop precision with their finger and hand movements, which is very important.
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