I am a boomer who has printed since I was a teen. I had lots of penmanship drilled into me during my school years, but it is unfair to expect everyone to have good handwriting. My cursive is very slow and often difficult to read. I actually write for a living, I am scribe to a physician, I am able to print more legibly and quicker than cursive.
My son has also always had poor penmanship and his teacher told us early on that some children just don't do well, he was taught cursive and it was required on all his papers until this year. I for one am glad that he no longer has to worry over his writing skills when being tested. These kids are learning things we never even heard of, I won't fault them for not being able to write neatly.