Kinds in the UK still learned 'joined up writing', which is simpler than the more elegant style of previous generations, but is practical tool for writing quickly.
When I do write anything now I have to write slow and make a conscious effort not to write joined up. That way, it’s actually neat and readable again.
Dammit, the buggers taught me to write so that nobody could read it. And this was an expensive school.
With one exception, the capital I is unconnected. My teachers made me retake the cursive test every week for a year because I always tried to connect the capital I to the next letter, and it took that long before anyone told me which mistake I was making.