I suffered horribly at learning cursive when I was in second and third grade. I simply did not have the motor skills to perform the pen strokes properly. But, the ability to write notes by hand is still incredibly relevant in today's society. I know that for myself when I take notes, even in the humanities, I use symbolic representations as often as written words, for that my sketchbook is the only place to take notes. I also believe that the current curriculum taught for cursive is old, outdated and flawed. A newer curriculum teaches Italic instead of cursive, it increases speed, legibility and ease of writing.