It's not the kids or their generation it's the schools. I have 3 kids and only the oldest learned how to write in cursive. That was only expected from her for one year then they stopped teaching it altogether. The other 2 only learned how to sign their names. Hell they don't even worry about penmanship anymore.
Their reasoning, and I guess I understand it, is that since everything is computers or keyboards now there is no reason to waste time learning about it....like latin, it's a dead art.
I don't fully agree with it but it is what it is. The time they used to spend writing is now spent learning to type and how to run programs on computers.
Welcome to the future of education. As the kiddies say, "If you don't get it then your just too old".:D