Cursive is having an interesting time lately. At least in the States, most school systems around the country discontinued teaching it about two decades ago. But due to a combination of factors, including parent complaints and some studies that show people actually learn better when writing notes in cursive, many (but far from all) schools across the country are reintroducing it and teaching it far better than they did 40 years ago when I was learning it in school.
Interesting to know. It was about 35 years ago when I was learning cursive. Cursive probably is faster and easier since you are not picking up the pencil after each letter. So it would be better for note taking and having to write long essays.