The Death of Handwriting - 06/12/03 06:30 AM
Educators, parents and handwriting enthusiasts say that computers are becoming so dominant that children do not see the need to learn how to write in cursive anymore. While schools in the US still teach it, kids rather communicate via e-mail or IM.
Many schools no longer teach proper cursive and are teaching "print cursive" instead. With print cursive, one prints letters that have small tails to connect words with. Some wonder when handwriting will be phased out completely.
Of kids aged 5 to 17, 90% of them use computers and most learn to type 20-30 words a minute when they get out of elementary school. Michael Sull, a graphic artist, says that kids no longer know how to hold pencils properly and have poor legibility.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/06/08/cursive.keyboard.ap/index.html
Many schools no longer teach proper cursive and are teaching "print cursive" instead. With print cursive, one prints letters that have small tails to connect words with. Some wonder when handwriting will be phased out completely.
Of kids aged 5 to 17, 90% of them use computers and most learn to type 20-30 words a minute when they get out of elementary school. Michael Sull, a graphic artist, says that kids no longer know how to hold pencils properly and have poor legibility.
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