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I completely do not agree. I use a keyboard since 10, and I write faster than most people, yet I have a fountain pen and maintain all my personal notes in a Mol
by maurycy 18y ago
I completely do not agree. I use a keyboard since 10, and I write faster than most people, yet I have a fountain pen and maintain all my personal notes in a Moleskine.
It is hard to me to rationalize it but handwriting enables me to focus entirely on my thoughts, without any distractions, wherver I am. I stumbled upon my best ideas while handwriting.
Personally I even believe that people should be taught calligraphy. It does not make any direct sense but in our attention economy, with constant distractions, it is good to be disconnected for a while.
- serhei 18y agoI also think some calligraphy work in school would be a great idea; not so much because it improves your handwriting, but rather because it teaches you to concentrate on what you're doing at the moment.
- maurycy 18y agoThis is a great point and, to be honest, the real reason why it makes sense to learn handwriting, reading paper books or mathematics. Focus is one of our most important assets and without ability to focus it is hard to accomplish anything.
- IsaacSchlueter 18y agoSo, you need to be able to write with a pen so that you can read it. I can read my handwriting just fine. And, my chickenscratch is easier to write at a higher speed, so my ideas are less choked. It makes sense to teach the arts. But requiring traditional penmanship as a measure of writing ability is absurd.