I think cursive should be mandatory as well. I know that keyboarding has largely replaced the need for one to be skilled in cursive, but I think it is still something that should be taught. I know that when I research primary source documents for my papers, much of it is in cursive.

The only time I do not write in cursive is when I am feverishly taking notes for class because I cannot legibly write cursive fast. During times such as these, I find that I use a hybrid handwriting style consisting of a mixture of print and cursive.