Cursive

I always forget how stressful cursive is in January.
I teach cursive in the first half of the year and in the second half we use cursive in every subject.
It never fails that first time I ask them to do an entire assignment in cursive there are several students who panic. I try to remind them that it will take us longer, but there are some that I just can't convince. A handful of them are whining about it, one is crying, and the rest are frustrated over it taking a longer time. Good grief! I guess I'm just torturing them.
Muah ha ha ha! (yes, that is my sinister laugh)