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Some people say that in our modern age, it is unnecessary to teach children about the skills of handwriting. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Handwriting skills involve craftsmanship, artistic way of presenting letters and require a great deal of time and practice. Since students are more likely to type rather than write on a paper for the rest of their life, I do not believe that
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 skill is prevalent in
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 modern era where computers are used both in the academic and professional arenas.
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 with, neat handwriting was a criterion for academic success in the past, but not anymore in
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 digital era. Assignments, classwork, tests and other school activities are mostly done on computers and
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 is why a student needs to grasp the skills of computing and typing more than presenting immaculate letter formations on a paper. To illustrate an example, I submitted three assignments during my
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 term and all of them were submitted to my teachers' emails, and not a single one was handwritten.
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, time invested in honing excellent handwriting can be better utilised in mastering more important subjects and skills.
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, the use of computers and the Internet in offices is a common trend. An employee is expected to be an expert computer user, and immaculate handwriting is not a requirement to be hired by a company. Ironically, better penmanship has little value in a world surrounded by technology. Considering the future, when computers would be more predominant, parents and teachers should focus more on teaching technology to students than instructing how much a letter should be stressed or curved! To conclude, academic activities and professional needs, in
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 era of technology, compel students to have skills in computers and
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 is why it would be more practical to enhance their technical skills rather than handwriting skills- which has already become less important.
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