Since the developments of
computers and other newly developed technologies, children are now adapting to
new ways in which they write and learn to write. In two separate articles by Emily
Yoffe and Josh Geisbrecht, they discuss the way in which children are now learning
to write in school, and furthermore, the types of technologies they are using. These
adaptations are steadily changing the ways in which newer generations of children
learn to write.
In the article “How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive” by Josh Geisbrecht, He
discusses the introduction of new technologies like the ballpoint pen. When using
the ballpoint, he started to notice subtle changes in his style of cursive writing. This
was do to the change of pen he was using to write with. When josh switched from a
fountain pen to a ballpoint pen, he had to make adjustments to the way in which he
wrote. Taking that into consideration, could newer advancements in technology be
changing the way in which children are learning to write? In recent years, cursive
writing is slowly being cut from the schools curriculum. But why is this? I feel that it
has something to do with the way in which we communicate. With the introduction
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Josh makes note of this in his article.
He states, “As a teacher whose kids are usually working with numbers and
computers, handwriting isn’t as immediate a concern to me as it is to many of my
colleagues” (josh 2). He then goes on to state from articles he has read that, “Writing
has been supplemented by newer, digital forms of communication – typing, texting,
Facebook, etc.” (Josh 2). While it is still necessary to learn how to write, it