I was taught manuscript print first and then cursive. I went through grade school in the 90's so keyboards and computers where not common. We did not have a key

I was taught manuscript print first and then cursive. I went through grade school in the 90's so keyboards and computers where not common. We did not have a keyboarding class until 6th grade. As far as handwriting went, I had very sloppy handwriting. If I really focused, I could make my handwriting legible but it caused me wrist pain from over gripping my pencil. Later in life I realized that a thicker pencil was the solution. Now days I write almost exclusively in cursive. Through school I found that cursive characters were easier to differentiate from numbers in math (a five and lowercase "s" look very similar when I write them, for example). After that I just stayed in the habit of writing in cursive. I don't believe it is superior or inferior, it is just what I like.