Some people believe that handwriting is no longer useful in the modern world and should not be taught in schools. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays due to technological development influence on our routine life,

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have begun to type on a keyboard more than using handwriting.

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some

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wonder if kids need to write by

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in school. In

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essay, I would like to identify the causes of

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situation and propose some corresponding solutions. On the one

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, technological progress has been changing our lives during

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century. Mobile telephones, laptops and tablets have become a common part of life. Because of that, more and more

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prefer to type texts than write by

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, computer programs replace

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activities

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drawing, sketching and writing and convert them to digital.

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use handwriting rarely and less appreciate

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skill in the modern world.

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, handwriting is a good way for developing cognitive skills in childhood. Fine motor skills of

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writing make

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brain development by creating new links between neurons. It helps coordinate our muscles, nerves and visual systems.

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research of

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Psychological Association discovered that children who were taught to write by

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were 15% more attentive and 27% more showed the ability to memorise new worlds.

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example shows that writing is crucially important for children despite the fact that later in life

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skill is not so often used. In conclusion, from the arguments and examples given I firmly believe that handwriting is a good way for children's activity for developing a various spectra body’s systems.

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I think that handwriting is useful and required to learn in schools.