tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286851907865480562.post3387673012312144439..comments2024-02-17T18:54:05.778-08:00Comments on GenerationXpert: The end of handwritingGenXperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419994417087666211noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286851907865480562.post-27865084534162264662008-04-08T04:28:00.000-07:002008-04-08T04:28:00.000-07:00I've blogged about this a bit myself (http://www.2...I've blogged about this a bit myself (http://www.2dolphins.com/2006/10/handwriting-is-on-wall.html) and I think we're poised to do ourselves a real disservice by allowing handwriting to die off. Sure, keyboarding is an important skill - as a non-typist, I've seen the disadvantage that this causes me - but handwriting is a vital skill too, even if it is used only rarely.<BR/><BR/>And maybe I'm dating myself with this logic, but I do still think there's something to be said for the learning process of taking notes. The analog act of writing notes seems to cement that information in much more than capturing the same data on a keyboard.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.com