How handwriting is changing through time if the new generations are using most of the time computer?

Answer 1

Handwriting has changed drastically in the past 20 years or so from what I've seen as a public educator. For one, the art of good handwriting is thrown on the backburner because we are now accustomed to typing, texting, and orally communicating. There is no need to write letters or work on handwriting. Since handwriting is practiced less and less frequently there are a lot of problems forming letters in younger ages (especially the differences in letters like 'd' and 'b' and the usage of vowels) In older aged kids, handwriting is rushed and sloppy because it is seen as a "slow" form of communicating or because it hasn't been practiced. All spelling rules have been lost. "How are you doing" has become "How u doin?" and peers do not pick up on this during proofreading because it has become so natural. Even for those who try to avoid using internet slang while writing, I have seen that most students simply do not know HOW to spell because SpellCheck has been around for as long as I can remember. Reports aren't hand-written anymore, so spellcheck has become a part of their daily lives. The decline in good handwriting and spelling practices is just a sign of the time. I've met 18 year olds who didn't even know the correct format to write a professional letter to get a job and certainly didn't know how to set up an envelope. With a changing society, the need for handwriting skills is declining and we speak more through our typing fingertips than we ever will through our penciltips.