People are so narrow-minded, for the lack of a better word. Just because you don't use cursive ever day doesn't mean it shouldn't be taught. Just because the "original" purpose of cursive is gone, doesn't mean it should be forgotten. I want my kids to be able to read a letter or something that is written down, which would not be the case if they were never taught how to do. Technology will never fully take the place of conventional letter writing...people who think it has are missing out on something amazing. As a soldier who has been deployed oversees, their is nothing like holding a HANDWRITTEN letter from a family member, being able to see that person through their very personal writing- something you just don't get from a typed letter. Sure, in that case I am referring to either printed letters or cursive, but if cursive is getting tossed out "because the handwritten language is becoming obsolete" then that means cursive AND print would both be on their way out the window, and I think that is a big mistake.