How The Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive

I am saddened that schools in this area do not teach cursive. Came across this interesting article about the history of the pen and how writing has changed because of it over time.

"My experience with fountain pens suggests a new answer. Perhaps it’s not digital technology that hindered my handwriting, but the technology that I was holding as I put pen to paper. Fountain pens want to connect letters. Ballpoint pens need to be convinced to write, need to be pushed into the paper rather than merely touch it. The No.2 pencils I used for math notes weren’t much of a break either, requiring pressure similar to that of a ballpoint pen."