January 23 celebrates National Handwriting Day. I admit my own handwriting has become worse as I have become more comfortable with a keyboard and screen than a pen and paper. But what about our kids? My own children prefer to type up their homework than write it. Is the art of handwriting to become a lost skill?
“Though computers and e-mail play an important role in our lives, nothing will ever replace the sincerity and individualism expressed through the handwritten word,” David H. Baker, WIMA’s Executive Director, is quoted as saying on the WIMA Web site.
For those interested in celebrating National Handwriting Day, TeacherVision offers downloadable activities for students in K-8.
As we increasingly turn to computers for writing purposes, is good handwriting still a skill that children need to learn?
January 27th, 2010 at 10:44 am
I was just thinking about this the other day. My handwriting has definitely become worse! I also find that when I write anything longer than a couple of sentences my hand are tired and crampy. I am so used to typing all day. Isn’t this along the lines of how the apes started standing upward! Like your blog. I am a new follower. Found you on COM.
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