[SENco-forum] Handwriting

Quills!  No one has even mentioned these.  Definitely the way to go -look at
their popularity at Hogwarts. Can't imagine there is a child in the land who
wouldn't want one.  Think of the cost savings.
Sharon

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk]On Behalf Of Maggie
Downie
Sent: 24 July 2007 09:21
To: Jamie Munro; Mary Kelly; jeanld at fish.co.uk
Cc: 'Becta Senco'
Subject: Re: [SENco-forum] Handwriting

Jamie,

I agree absolutely with you on the absurdity/unfairness of this particular
instance.

Over the matter of the death of handwriting, it's pistols at dawn...

Maggie

Jamie Munro <jmunro at djsn.co.uk> wrote: That's still not addressing my point.
Why is the ability to write in
cursive with a real pen seen as being worth a grade higher than the ability
to print neatly with a biro?  We are not talking about pupils being graded
on their ability to inform their teachers and examiners what they know but
being graded on their penmanship or calligraphy or whatever we want to call
it.  And that is frankly an irrelevant skill for the 21st century.

Jamie

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