The study should have compared handwriting not only with typewriting, but also with drawing, in order to reach a useful conclusion. Practicing handwriting as a

The study should have compared handwriting not only with typewriting, but also with drawing, in order to reach a useful conclusion. Practicing handwriting as a child is certainly useful for developing fine control of hand movements, but practicing other similar activities, like drawing, carving etc. might be the same or even better. I believe that since the beginning it may be better to use typewriting for doing useful work, but practicing in parallel calligraphy may be as useful as practicing various sports, for developing the ability of doing delicate manual work, like reworking a prototype electronic device.