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I feel you could make the same argument re: stenography?

While I can read Gregg shorthand, it was always a _niche_ skill, used by professional secretaries and others who had to take notes. In the 70s it was taught in high school, along with touch-typing.

That was never a commonly accepted form of writing, which is a material difference.

I think over 18 years of education it's reasonable to teach kids both forms of writing.

There is no lack of curriculum space.

Most things we learn we forget. Writing is one of those neat thing we keep forever.

> Writing is one of those neat thing we keep forever.

Hah! You must be a young 'un. My handwriting has deteriorated over the years, from a pretty bad start. And "neat" would be an eccentric description of my style.

You can still read and write printed script and cursive.

And if you had to do it for more than 3 days, your skills would be back.

...and RSI, and arthritis of the knuckles. I don't relish the prospect of 3 days of handwriting. And I've never had pretty handwriting; all that would "come back" would be the ability to scribble fast. The ability to write nicely would never come back, because it was never there in the first place.

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