No one writes in cursive anymore but everyone blogs

I recently found out that teachers are not required to teach children how to write in cursive.  This discovery has been quite disturbing to me.

What is the purpose of no longer writing in cursive?  Is the thought of decision makers that we are entering the iPad era and such things are no longer important? (Batteries go dead ya'll.) The time is coming where everything we use to communicate with others will be on the computer-is this the reasoning?

Hand writing is an important skill everyone needs to have.  Handwritten notes and cards are so much more caring and thoughtful when reaching out to others.  Everyone will always need to know how to write, debit card or not.

Once having learned handwriting it's with a sense of pride.  Signing your name, in a readable way, on documents or letters is a powerful thing.  A signature, handwriting personalizing a issue and puts your face onto that issue in a deep bonded way with your handwritten signature that not a type out Word document can accomplish.

Yes, no one has to write in cursive anymore but everybody blogs..