I eventually learned to write cursive with a straight left hand, not the curved cramped claw that some lefties develop. Based on my ability to write in cursive, I may be older than some of you.

Why Cursive Is Finally Making a Comeback in Public Schools Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script. By Shawn Datchuk | Contributor May 7, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about cursive writing. Like Latin, it’s a dead language — er, lost art — and I was determined to resurrect it.