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Number of jobs that require 'cursive' as a prerequisite skill?
Hmm.... typographer, calligraphist, tattoo artist...
Am I missing any others?
There are always calculators handy as well... yes they need to be able to add, subtract and divide... but doing long division on 8 digit numbers is something that simply will not be necessary in their lifetimes. At a certain point in the past adults stopped teaching every kid how to ride a horse... because driving a car became a more useful skill.
How about teaching them how to code, speak foreign languages or critically think well enough to vett information being 'given' to them to discern what is valid and what is not valid. Those are all skills BEST taught to grade-school aged children and will serve them much better in their adult life than any form of 'hand writing' ever would.
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