Having the exact same name as my mother meant that it was important to adolescent me to be different ... of my modern handwriting, which is a combination of print and cursive.

The US state of Illinois has passed a law requiring school students to learn joined-up handwriting, or "cursive", overriding ... Shouldn't children learn to type effectively instead?

Cursive writing is easier than printing, particularly for some people with different abilities ... [cursive] because it shows ...