I am going blind after deciphering old cursive writing.

[hlthe2b]

1. It is great that you are doing this. Every time I hear someone telling me that

no kid needs to learn cursive, I become very sad. Not only will they be unable to read old documents and letters from their older family and ancestors, but even more important is that the neurologic connection developed early in life from the hand-to-brain activity is not readily replaced by other activities--yes, including video games.

I cannot imagine not teaching my kids or grandkids how to read cursive. Just as I cannot believe allowing them to write in non-grammatical and non-punctuated 140-character formats only.

But we should not let cursive become our hieroglyphics.