The vast majority of people write faster in print than in cursive with a pencil or ballpoint pen due to reduced friction when raising the pencil or pen (most re

The vast majority of people write faster in print than in cursive with a pencil or ballpoint pen due to reduced friction when raising the pencil or pen (most recent study I could find: https://www.academia.edu/16329948/The_Relationship_Between_Handwriting_Style_and_Speed_and_Legibility https://www.academia.edu/16329948/The_Relationship_Between_H...). It is a waste of classroom time to optimize for fountain pen writing speed.