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I believe similarly strict rules were observed for cursive writing when it was still being taught. I wonder whether such interminable busy-work is an emergent
by prvc 6y ago
I believe similarly strict rules were observed for cursive writing when it was still being taught.
I wonder whether such interminable busy-work is an emergent feature of educational institutions arising naturally as a result of how they are structured.
- mc32 6y agoNo I think in Japan they do it just to keep consistency with stroke order requirements for their other writing systems. They don’t want exceptions.
- ghaff 6y agoBefore most people typed, having at least reasonable handwriting was arguably a fairly useful skill. (Arguably, learning shorthand would probably have been equally useful for many but "clerical skills" were looked down upon in a lot of curricula.) That said, handwriting (Palmer script) was consistently my worst grade in elementary school and it's basically non-existent today.