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

Many individuals believe that handwriting is totally needless for
children
in
this
digital era.
This
essay completely disagrees with
this
statement because learning how to write properly can offer
children
inherent advantages in developing some crucial
skills
and concentration at an early age. The primary reason to advocate the teaching of handwriting is that writing physically can assist
children
's early physical and cognitive development.
This
is because
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digital writing which requires little motion from the fingertips to touch the screen or type
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the
keyboards
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, handwriting
skills
demand more proper efforts from the child to grasp the writing tool correctly
as well as
manipulate it in the right direction with great attention which altogether results in a better hand-eye coordination.
According to
scientists, these fine motor
skills
are crucial to the development of the child's
physcial
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physical
and cognitive
skills
later on.
For example
, in most Vietnamese kindergartens, handwriting is a compulsory lesson at school and it is noticed that
children
who frequently practice writing by
hands
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usually outperform their peers in handicraft activities which requires good motor
skills
from hands and eyes. Another reason why
children
should be taught handwriting
skills
is
this
might foster better concentration. It is undeniable that digital writing tools may be more versatile in the way that
children
can switch among a variety of applications
while
writing,
however
, it often leads to great distraction and hinders the child's actual
acquistion
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acquisition
progress.
On the other hand
, sitting properly to write can do a better job in promoting
children
's attention span which will benefit them a lot in other school subjects when they grow up.
For instance
, educational studies report that early exposure to digital devices
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worsen the situation of ADHD
children
and writing
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physically
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both an alternative and a therapy to help them better concentrate at school. They distribute some writing tasks, scaling from easy to more difficult and gradually extending the time limit so as to keep these
children
at
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totally
focusing
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on their assignments. In conclusion,
while
handwriting is thought to be redundant in
this
technology era, I strongly believe it
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a lot of benefits to
children
's vital
skills
and their concentration.
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