A Handwritten Letter: Pardon Impossible To Forbid

Calligraphy classes are getting cancelled all across the USA. Experts say it might lead to the decrease in the altitude of intelligence among students.

Comparing the handwriting of children today with the handwriting of the same age children a couple of decades ago, it is an obvious fact that children of previous generations have achieved a greater success in calligraphy. The blame is on the latest technologies: computers, tablets, and other gadgets are used in the educational system at the elementary school already. Children write by hand a lot less. When calligraphy classes have been considered as unnecessary in 45 of 50 states of America. Heads of the educational system appeal that we live in the age of digital technologies where it is useless to spend time on such a skill as beautiful handwriting.

Besides, experts remark that writing by hand positively affects both handwriting and children’s mental development. Researchers have conducted an experiment offering students a special lecture. After that they asked questions on the studied material. It turned out to be that those kids who made ​​notes by hand during the lesson gave the best answers. It is also proved that the quality of artwork written by hand is significantly higher than those ones typed on the computer.

The fact that today’s children barely pass the state examinations is further proof of the researchers’ hypothesis. Children, who studied at school a few decades ago, passed exams more successfully.

Of course the U.S. Senate can make any decision, but there is no reason at all to cancel calligraphy classes. This kind of class is useful for several reasons. Firstly, it helps to remember principles better. It is not a coincidence that children are to write dictations by hand only. That is the reason for writing cribs by hand as well. Secondly, students develop comprehensively when writing by hand. The matter concerns auditory, visual, and kinesthetic skills as well. The first ones are associated with the silent text pronunciation; the second ones deal with the focusing on paper while writing; and the last ones relate to touching the notebook and pen. If you replace them with the tablet, you deprive the child’s brain of the most amazing connection with his hands. He will no longer remember the sequence of specific movements. Writing by hand stimulates creativity and enhances memory. This is a very important thing in learning.

A Handwritten Letter: Pardon Impossible To Forbid

Source: www.deti.mail.ru