In today’s world we are constantly surrounded by digital formats of everything that can be made available on paper. Rarely is there a need to write anything out by hand. After all, a computer can do that for you too. This leads many to believe that handwriting is slowly dying in our culture.
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The digital age vs. Handwriting Tools
Many people believe that students should not have to be tested on the mastering of cursive handwriting because it is not used much in the lives of adults today. Trubek argues that the idea of forming content is much more important than writing the letters by hand. However, there are studies that indicate that students learn better by writing notes than by typing them.
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“Focus on how to teach kids to express their ideas, how to organize their thoughts, how to make arguments” she says.
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The use of computers is making handwriting obsolete.
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It is argued that the formation of content is more important than the medium used to write.
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For now, handwriting may retain some value.
