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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Penmanship (print and cursive) is still a big deal for most other countries. In France kids still have to use fountain pens. Same in Japan. The US is unique in de-emphasizing penmanship, which goes back to the push towards standardized tests during the No Child Left Behind era. (Penmanship was of course not part of any standardized test.) But the shift was already in place during the previous Thousand Points of Lights era, as the focus shifted to computers in schools. Now schools have 1:1 iPad/laptop programs. Physical notebooks are a thing of the past for many students. [/quote] Maybe it’s my age, but I find I remember lessons better if I take notes with pen and paper rather than type them on a word document. I also find I have more freedom to mark up and edit paper drafts when I can do so by hand. [/quote]
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