Some argue that handwriting and specifically cursive script has suffered in today’s age of typing and texting.
In 2006 only 15% of students taking the SAT wrote out their essays in cursive script; all the rest — no doubt to the relief of the examiners — used block letters.
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I have the handwriting of a 3 year old.
On the back of the SAT you need to copy a statement that they provide in cursive to legally bind you to saying that you’re the person who’s name and address appears on the test. You’d be amazed how many people in my room (all three times I took the SAT) didn’t know how to write the two sentences in cursive.
I must admit though, I did write the essay in block lettering. My block lettering penmanship is bad enough they didn’t need it in cursive.