Many people think that it is unnecessary to teach children handwriting skills in this technology age. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Technology has influenced every aspect of our life. Some people believe that in
this
modern period, writing
skills
are not required for minors. I strongly agree with
this
statement.
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essay will discuss the topic and will give a valid conclusion in the end. On the one hand, in
this
modern era, most
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human
skills
including handwriting
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been replaced by
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hi-tech devices. To commence
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, tablets and smartphones can be used for teaching typing
skills
to kids
instead
of handwriting which is a
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task.
For instance
, my younger child
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to learn writing.
Then
i
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started typing with her on a tablet and now she is an expert in her typing with speed and accuracy.
Moreover
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children who are unable to write due to certain physical
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can use modern gadgets to communicate through their voice commands.
For example
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has an audio feature which can be used to search for anything by speaking specific words about that item.
On the other hand
, handwriting requires
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a lot
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a lot
of
time
as compared to typing.
Therefore
, much of our precious
time
is wasted on
this
task. To illustrate
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ILETS's
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IELTS's
candidates appearing in hand-written exams often feel difficulty in completing their tasks within due
time
compared with computer-based tests which
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in bad score records.
Furthermore
, understanding one's handwriting is a challenging job. for, everyone has a different style of writing. To conclude,
although
, some people are in favour of teaching writing
skills
to their children. In my opinion, typing is the best way of communicating as it is fast, accurate and more practical than writing.
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