Sorry, but this is inane. Just because your son sucks at writing doesn't mean that the pen is obsolete. Paper isn't going anywhere. It's still the simplest, ch

Sorry, but this is inane. Just because your son sucks at writing doesn't mean that the pen is obsolete. Paper isn't going anywhere. It's still the simplest, cheapest, and most robust of recording information on the fly, and nothing on the horizon is going to change that; Legible writing will continue to be useful for the forseeable future, even if it isn't used for long manuscripts anymore. I agree that the emphasis on pretty curisve forms isn't that important -- hell, I've almost forgotten how -- but legible writing is still very important.