The rise of the keyboard, and smart technology, has seen the tradition of handwriting fall by the wayside in most modern classrooms. A woman in Scottsdale, Arizona, continues to keep the art of cursive writing alive, however, more than 20 years after officially retiring from teaching. Marilyn Harrer, 91, began teaching cursive writing in 1951; after teaching for some years, she officially retired in 1997. “When I retired from full time teaching, my teacher friends said they always liked the way the children in my class wrote and so they wanted to know if I wouldn’t come back and work in their classrooms,” said Harrer, azfamily.com reported. After her retirement, she began volunteering her cursive writing instruction services at Anasazi Elementary in north Scottsdale. Like using a computer, handwriting is a whole-body exercise. “We talk about how to sit, how to hold your paper, how to write at a slant, how you …