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> It's literally painful to do an essay exam on pen and paper. It is taking everything in me not to make a full-on "kids these days" rant.

mcculley 4y ago
In order to make it fair, you would have to hobble every test taker to use pen and paper. I remember writing essay answers with pen and paper and also with a typewriter and using Wite-Out. I would not want to compete using those tools against someone who is able to edit their answers before submitting them.
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WastingMyTime89 4y ago
If it makes you feel better, in my modern western country, all exams are still done with pen and paper. It pretty much only has advantages: easier to proctor, less issue with cheating, less technical problems, everyone is taking the test in the same condition. The idea that you could just come out of school and not be able to write a dozen pages without feeling pain feels weird to me.
- demopathos 4y ago
  It fades pretty quickly. My hands cramped returning from each summer vacation as a child.
keybored 4y ago
I mean, it is wise of you to hold back. Writing by hand can be painful without the proper technique. I have one book that teaches you how to write properly by hand. It turns out that you should use your shoulder a lot more; it’s much easier to cramp up if you use your fingers to drive the pen/pencil, which is what I have always done. When was that book released? Maybe in the 1910s sometime. They don’t teach people such things any more.
- fomine3 4y ago
  Lack of backspace and clipboard is the point. I don't think modern people should be able to write long good text without them.
- joe5150 4y ago
  Could you share some more about this book?
viraptor 4y ago
It was painful for me decades ago. Not sure what it has to do with kids these days.
crabcanon 4y ago
>pen and paper Kids these days. Back in my day we used chalk and a slate!
thiht 4y ago
Go on and copy twelve pages of a book right now. Tell me at the end that it's not painful.

mcculley 4y ago

In order to make it fair, you would have to hobble every test taker to use pen and paper. I remember writing essay answers with pen and paper and also with a typewriter and using Wite-Out. I would not want to compete using those tools against someone who is able to edit their answers before submitting them.

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WastingMyTime89 4y ago

If it makes you feel better, in my modern western country, all exams are still done with pen and paper. It pretty much only has advantages: easier to proctor, less issue with cheating, less technical problems, everyone is taking the test in the same condition. The idea that you could just come out of school and not be able to write a dozen pages without feeling pain feels weird to me.

demopathos 4y ago
It fades pretty quickly. My hands cramped returning from each summer vacation as a child.

keybored 4y ago

I mean, it is wise of you to hold back. Writing by hand can be painful without the proper technique. I have one book that teaches you how to write properly by hand. It turns out that you should use your shoulder a lot more; it’s much easier to cramp up if you use your fingers to drive the pen/pencil, which is what I have always done. When was that book released? Maybe in the 1910s sometime. They don’t teach people such things any more.

fomine3 4y ago
Lack of backspace and clipboard is the point. I don't think modern people should be able to write long good text without them.
joe5150 4y ago
Could you share some more about this book?

viraptor 4y ago

It was painful for me decades ago. Not sure what it has to do with kids these days.

crabcanon 4y ago

>pen and paper Kids these days. Back in my day we used chalk and a slate!

thiht 4y ago

Go on and copy twelve pages of a book right now. Tell me at the end that it's not painful.