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I think italic is better than cursive. It has all the good parts like speed, plus it's actually legible.

https://sites.google.com/view/briem/handwriting/what-exactly...

It's becoming compulsory again in Ontario's curriculum this Fall (2023). It was made optional in 2006.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/ontario-cursive-reintroduction-1.689...

I’ve met a lot of people complain about learning it, and while I don’t write it as often as I used to, it does help me write faster. We were also told even as kids that a big justification for us learning it was to help develop fine motor skills. I’m not sure if science backs that up, but I feel like it helped.