Among the people there are some who say teaching the physical act of writing is no longer required, while others strongly insist on its importance. Handwriting is still a skill as important as learning to read and do arithmetic. Yet, we live in a time when advances in communication technology have reduced drastically the need for hand-written material. I wish to proceed and discuss each opinion.
Today, with the advances in technology, it is possible to use our voices and facial recognition to convey messages and other information with no need to type anything. Hence, with such an advance, it appears to many that writing by hand should be considered archaic and no longer required. As an example, we can take the mobile phone, it has fingerprints, voice and retina recognition, it can send messages, and we can ask it to write what we speak. So, for what reason do we need to use a pen and paper anymore, and I agree with this view, but only so far.
From a different angle, many people still strongly feel and advocate that the skill of handwriting is not only beneficial to children’s. Furthermore, some would even suggest that it actually can develop a child's personality. Let us take, for example, proven teaching of the cursive script and later advanced calligraphy which aids reading, understanding how each letter is formed, and its meaning. Moreover, handwriting is the basic tool used to understand this important aspect of language, otherwise if it is dropped from standard schooling, a physical appreciation writing could well be lost. In addition, what is even more relevant is the act of writing itself also develops proficiency in spelling and grammar.
In conclusion, I agree that people are more likely to text messages through their digital device. It seems we do not rely on handwriting anything more. Yet, as those who fairly cite, it can facilitate fostering a better understanding of the language we speak and read. Besides, handwriting is a very human skill that must be passed down to future generations. Therefore, my view is to make a balance between technological applications and natural skills.
Among the
people
there are
some
who say teaching the physical act of
writing
is no longer required, while others
strongly
insist on its importance.
Handwriting
is
still
a
skill
as
important
as learning to read and do arithmetic.
Yet
, we
live
in a time when advances in communication technology have
reduced
drastically
the need for hand-written material. I wish to proceed and discuss each opinion.
Today
, with the advances in technology, it is possible to
use
our voices and facial recognition to convey messages and other information with no need to type anything.
Hence
, with such an advance, it appears to
many
that
writing
by hand should
be considered
archaic and no longer required. As an example, we can take the mobile phone, it has fingerprints, voice and retina recognition, it can
send
messages, and we can ask it to write what we speak.
So
, for what reason do we need to
use
a pen and paper anymore, and I
agree
with this view,
but
only
so
far.
From a
different
angle,
many
people
still
strongly
feel and advocate that the
skill
of
handwriting
is not
only
beneficial to children’s.
Furthermore
,
some
would even suggest that it actually can develop a child's personality.
Let
us take,
for example
, proven teaching of the cursive script and later advanced calligraphy which aids reading, understanding how each letter
is formed
, and its meaning.
Moreover
,
handwriting
is the basic tool
used
to understand this
important
aspect of language,
otherwise
if it
is dropped
from standard schooling, a physical appreciation
writing
could well
be lost
.
In addition
, what is even more relevant is the act of
writing
itself
also
develops proficiency in spelling and grammar.
In conclusion
, I
agree
that
people
are more likely to text messages through their digital device. It seems we do not rely on
handwriting
anything more.
Yet
, as those who
fairly
cite, it can facilitate fostering a better understanding of the language we speak and read.
Besides
,
handwriting
is a
very
human
skill
that
must
be passed
down to future generations.
Therefore
, my view is to
make
a balance between technological applications and natural
skills
.