Todays Kids vs. Yesterdays

The older teens now that have gone to school all there life have learned cursive writing, but most do not practice it at all. In fact the majority don't even know how to read it, or struggle with reading it. Cursive writing can be declared as an art, this art now is almost entirely held with the older generation. When they die off who will carry this art on? The younger generation now are lucky to even be taught this art. What needs to be done to save this almost lost art?
The people in education are talking about how the kids in this young generation are getting little to no teaching of cursive, and debating weather or not it needs to be saved. If you go and read old documents they are all in cursive writing. If something is not done soon there will be no one who will be able to read these documents. In my opinion the education system needs to be thought about a little more. Classes should be put into place to teach children to write cursive, and throughout there education make sure they remain able to read and write it.
The problem with the younger generation is not only with weather or not they can read and write cursive. the younger generation is losing contact with society at a rapid pace. The technology is  increasing at such a rapid pace that when something new comes out it is already outdated. With all of this happening the youngsters are always wanting the new best thing. And how are they getting it? Well for the most part there parents will buy it for them. If you are to walk down the street today and count all of the people wearing a wrist watch that number would be slim to none. Its hard to believe but some people don't even know what pointing to your wrist even means, and you have to ask for the time. Recently inventors thought of an idea. They are combining a phone or an iPod with the wrist watch. With all of the kids wanting the next new thing, this could be the next trend in technology. people will start to wear this and the wrist watch could come back.