scribes are fools

Does anyone actually write stuff out by hand anymore? I'm referring specifically to essays. I was just looking over the requirements on my Intro to Lit class (not fun) and it said, as do probably all syllabi that have paper requirements, that papers have to be either printed or typed. Why the hell do teachers put this on there? Do people actually print out essays by hand? Is this still the 19th century? Do we not have superfast typing computers? Even if you type slow, it's more than likely faster than you can write, and most definitely a hell of a lot less painful on the hand. I can understand brainstorming a few lines or maybe up to a page, but writing a six-page essay by hand, even with double spacing, is honestly certifiably retarted. Do you know anyone who does this? I feel bad because I'm sure there's someone out there who does, but if you're on a college campus, it's not that hard to get onto a computer.