While I enjoyed learning cursive in grade school, more of an issue these days is to teach kids to to write legibly (seeing that most would rather type than write by hand). To me, the loss of handwriting will be a sad occasion.

While probably not practical in school systems at the point it is now, the development of this "smart pen" that corrects handwriting mistakes and illegibility would be an interesting addition to education systems.

http://www.geek.com/news/linux-powered-smart-pen-corrects-yo.../