If you tried to take crayons, colored pencils and sidewalk chalk from 2 preschoolers in my family you’d have a war on your hands.
Idiot parents, nothing more.
Recently came across a letter, written by my grandmother as a young woman in the 1920s. Her handwriting was simply beautiful.
She wasn’t a particularly highly educated person, and I imagine many people wrote similarly well, because it was a focus of basic education 100 years ago.
Perhaps its simply not a necessary skill now.
To do what, exactly?
Growing up in the 50’s, even today, I have a large callus on my right middle finger from years of holding pencils and pens.
I have very little reason to write by hand and notice if all I do is write the occasional check or list, my handwriting goes downhill pretty quickly.
I actually do have 9th graders who can’t seem to use scissors. I stare at them like... Mars? Venus?
No kidding...In a few more years, even adults won’t be able to pick up a pen and write anything... No one saw this coming?
It’s not just the tots. I’m finding the same thing and my once-awful handwriting is getting worse by the day. My 97 year old uncle still has beautiful handwriting!
THIS JUST IN!
Children have lost the ability to chisel stone tablets since the invention of pen and paper.
Not seeing this in my house. My neurotypical kids have great fine and gross motor control even after growing up with gameboys or iPads. Calling BS.
Give them cell phones with rotary dials.