My cursive writing is a LOT more legible than my printing! I asked our 6-yr-old great-niece if cursive is being taught in our small county school here, and she said no, not anymore. Such a shame, but she is so intelligent and ready to learn, that I think we can teach her here when she visits (she gets to spend one or two nights with us on most weekends. We have so much fun with her, and since we never had any children, we think of her as our granddaughter!)