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Fewer schools are requiring children to learn and improve their handwriting skills. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of this trend?

Fewer schools are requiring children to learn and improve their handwriting skills. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of this trend? 8O3m
A great deal of time, effort and patience is required to develop good handwriting. In this era where most schools use tablets in the classroom, many parents and teachers believe that hand writing has lost its importance. After all when the computers do all the writing, there is no need for children to improve their handwriting. Unfortunately, this is a negative trend and schools that ignore handwriting are doing more harm than good to their students. Writing is an art that stimulates the brain. Consequently children who write with a pen or pencil tend to have more active and smarter brains. Also when they write with their hands, they have to learn the spelling and grammar. This improves their cognitive as well as language skills. Studies have also demonstrated links between a person’s handwriting and their character. People with good handwriting tend to be more organized and successful. They also tend to possess a greater clarity of thought. If schools and students ignore this important skill, it may not have any immediate impact on their grades. Unfortunately, these children who cannot write even a single word neatly will eventually face problems that could even hurt their career prospects. To start with, the technology that they depend on may fail them at times. If the network connection fails or their computer breaks down, their efficiency will take a severe backing. For example, many students these days cannot write a letter or draft a report if they do not have access to the internet and a computer. They don’t know the spelling of most words. They cannot write legibly. They do not have ideas either because their critical thinking skills are almost negligible. Whenever they have a question, they just search online and they don’t memorize anything. To conclude, students can ignore handwriting only at their peril. It is a skill that will stand them in good stead throughout their lives. It is hoped that parents and teachers will realize the importance of handwriting before it gets too late.
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is required
to develop
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good
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handwriting
. In this era where most schools
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use
tablets in the classroom,
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many
parents and teachers believe that hand writing has lost its importance.
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when the computers do all the writing, there is no need for children to
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improve
their
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handwriting
. Unfortunately, this is a
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negative
trend and schools that
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ignore
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handwriting
are doing more harm than
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good
to their students.

Writing is an art that stimulates the brain.
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Consequently
children who
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write
with a pen or pencil tend to have more active and smarter brains.
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Also
when they
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write
with their hands, they
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have to
learn the spelling and grammar. This
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improves
their cognitive
as well
as language
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skills
. Studies have
also
demonstrated links between a person’s
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handwriting
and their character.
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People
with
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good
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handwriting
tend to be more organized and successful. They
also
tend to possess a greater clarity of
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thought
.

If schools and students
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ignore
this
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important
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skill
, it may not have any immediate impact on their grades. Unfortunately, these children who cannot
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write
even a single word
neatly
will
eventually
face problems that could even hurt their career prospects. To
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start
with, the technology that they depend on may fail them at times. If the network connection fails or their computer breaks down, their efficiency will take a severe backing.
For example
,
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many
students these days cannot
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write
a letter or draft a report if they do not have access to the internet and a computer. They don’t know the spelling of most words. They cannot
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write
legibly
.
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do not have
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because
their critical thinking
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skills
are almost negligible. Whenever they have a question, they
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just
search
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online and
they don’t memorize anything.

To conclude
, students can
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ignore
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handwriting
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only
at their peril. It is a
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skill
that will stand them in
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good
stead throughout their
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lives
. It
is hoped
that parents and teachers will realize the importance of
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handwriting
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before
it
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gets
too late.
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IELTS essay Fewer schools are requiring children to learn and improve their handwriting skills. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of this trend?

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