Cursive signatures are harder to fake than printed. Forged signatures can be spotted by professionals who know how to read fakes (mostly how the person impressed the document- like a person who walks in dirt and someone knows the height and weight of the person). It's a skill-set that should be taught more as most jurisdictions don't allow forgery.
If I don't know who wrote the cursive - like a sticky note and it's short-hand, I end up tracking down the author.
I'd rather see typing, computer fundamentals and philosophy taught in high schools. Those helped me a lot in college the most.
