Cursive in general, meaning letters connected together to minimize pen lifts, still exists because it's easier and faster than block lettering. It's the particu

Cursive in general, meaning letters connected together to minimize pen lifts, still exists because it's easier and faster than block lettering. It's the particular kind of looped cursive taught in America that was designed for dip pens and other older instruments. Writing this script with a modern pen or pencil trades legibility for writing speed and comfort. My point is that if we want to keep teaching kids connected writing, there are cursive scripts that are easier to teach, easier to write, and easier to read than the one we've clung to for so long.