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It does not need to be painful. There are pens that require far less friction to write than ballpoints or pencils, namely fountain pens and rollerballs. Good te
by kubik369 4y ago
It does not need to be painful. There are pens that require far less friction to write than ballpoints or pencils, namely fountain pens and rollerballs. Good technique helps too, e.g. writing with your whole arm instead of your fingers and your wrist only.
Unfortunately, most people in Europe seem to be done with fountain pens after the first few years of elementary school. I am not sure about the rest of the world, but I would guess that it is similar.
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- rgoulter 4y ago> Unfortunately, most people in Europe seem to be done with fountain pens after the first few years of elementary school. I grew up in New Zealand. Our writing stationery was pencils; the teachers didn't want young students using pens until the student could demonstrate competency in writing neatly. But after that, all the students used cheap ballpoint pens; maybe a gel or rollerball pen. I never encountered fountain pens until the end of high school.
- potatochup 4y agoThe hallowed pen licence! Our classroom had a sheet on the wall listing those who were allowed to be issued pens. Didn't make mine until year 6 I think.
- oynqr 4y agoDamn, I still wouldn't be allowed a neat writing device under that regime.