Handwriting's on the wall

[Nugget]

My 17 y/o granddaughter can't read cursive; it's no longer taught in schools. That's even less brain power being utilized, along with allowing calculators to do all their math equasions. I wonder what people are going to do with all that unused brain power? 'If you don't use it, you'll lose it' comes to mind. 

Studies have shown elderly people who do crossword puzzles keep their brains active stave off demention.  Having a brain full of cells that were never activated in the first place doesn't seem like a very good idea.