My mom and dad were taught to write that way in the 40's. I didn't experience it in the 60's, but cursive was important. In 2010, I was informed that no time was being spent on cursive. Florid penmanship needs to make a comeback as does an understanding of the Holy Bible. Society would be far greater simply by obtaining that understanding.
Indoctrination has absolutely replaced education. There have been college students telling the Internet that they can neither read nor write and claim victimhood when failing to get jobs post college. They feverishly work to remove any mention of Christianity and it's God while promoting Islam and Satanic worship in our schools. Books are no longer read and discussed. Instead it's excerpts small enough to remove Cliff Note versions as too long and verbose.