tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post2774926326298608605..comments2023-08-12T02:17:30.200-07:00Comments on Children Grow, Children Explore, Children Learn: Is Teaching Penmanship Really Worth It?Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132185749852282347noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post-83000889864715600772011-08-16T13:53:03.487-07:002011-08-16T13:53:03.487-07:00Great post! While typing skills are becoming just ...Great post! While typing skills are becoming just as important, if not more important that good handwriting, handwriting is still a valuable skill.Amanda @ DenSchool.comhttp://blog.denschool.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post-66077782275230627382011-08-09T15:37:29.780-07:002011-08-09T15:37:29.780-07:00We do "copywork" in our homeschool nearl...We do "copywork" in our homeschool nearly every day. My daughter has beautiful handwriting, and loves writing letters and we do handwritten thank you cards for gifts, too. I guess I'm old fashioned in that regard, but I just don't think an email, text, or facebook message is the same!Jamie {See Jamie blog}https://www.blogger.com/profile/18212749055211487304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post-87700070740749224322011-08-09T13:32:39.332-07:002011-08-09T13:32:39.332-07:00I'm not going to stop at teaching handwriting....I'm not going to stop at teaching handwriting. I'm also going to teach calligraphy and different font styles. Copying poetry through beautiful penmanship can build character and discipline. Of course typing on computers will be taught as well. Why one over another if you can do both!Joyful Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428785096597190176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post-22584262422830140552011-08-09T08:19:44.060-07:002011-08-09T08:19:44.060-07:00I taught 8th grade English for a while and the one...I taught 8th grade English for a while and the one thing that drove me crazy was the students who used text lingo in their assignments - using the number 2 for the word to, etc. I think handwriting is important; we may use computers more often, but there will always be a need to write on occasion and doing it well is important. I feel the same way about spelling. One of my friends (a law school professor) is a terrible speller and when there is no spell check, she is always embarrassed by it. I agree about grammar too - unfortunately, it is not taught much in schools these days. There is this school of thought that it is more important for kids to be creative and write freely than for them to spell correctly and use correct grammar - can you see the steam coming out of my ears right now?Christy Killoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159841014641280973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post-62852746007766537462011-08-09T08:11:45.481-07:002011-08-09T08:11:45.481-07:00It's a very thought out post. My very computer...It's a very thought out post. My very computer savvy mom friend and myself had a lot of heated debates about this very topic. I do believe that fast typing will be more important than beautiful handwriting in the future. To me writing by hand is a very mechanical skill involving muscle coordination. It's sad when kids start hating school or at least start hating everything related to writing simply because their muscles are not ready to perform. Wouldn't it be better to teach those late bloomers to type first and to introduce handwriting later when they are ready?Natalie PlanetSmartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531558038661679151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post-50181497592030801692011-08-09T06:44:00.131-07:002011-08-09T06:44:00.131-07:00I agree with you 100%. It shocks me sometimes wha...I agree with you 100%. It shocks me sometimes what people think is good grammar, not that mine is all that stellar, but if I can see there are grammar errors then you obviously have not learned.Ticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970101432834731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post-29922856181664023092011-08-09T06:11:41.552-07:002011-08-09T06:11:41.552-07:00My best friend is a college professor and she woul...My best friend is a college professor and she would certainly aggree with you about the lack of grammar skills in students entering college. I would also agree with you that penmanship and learning the language (grammar, as you say) go hand-in-hand. Copywork is the best tool, I have found, for teaching both penmanship and grammar. I think that it is a needed skill, despite its decline in use.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09217282962233011656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988931737585001828.post-37069814243040983112011-08-09T05:37:35.328-07:002011-08-09T05:37:35.328-07:00This is one I've gone back and forth on. I th...This is one I've gone back and forth on. I think eventually writing by hand will become obsolete, it's nearly there now. And, I do think certain aspects of writing will be lost with it. I also think certain things will be gained with it, so I view it as a neutral change, neither good nor bad. However, after watching my 13, soon to be 14, year old struggling to fill out a form, this summer, I decided we will spend more time on all of our presentation skills, this fall, including penmanship. They might not need to use it often, but when they do need it, it would be nice to be able to use it well.An Almost Unschooling Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784076035361200243noreply@blogger.com