[SENco-forum] Handwriting

Quills! No one has even mentioned these. Definitely the way to go -look

Here you go here's a link...  just £1 each.   Please note the site is very
appropriately located on www.ancestors.co.uk

http://www.ancestors.co.uk/quillstore/images/childrens.gif

or for that special Christmas present:

http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/gifts.php

Colin

SEN M / Egon

-----Original Message-----
From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Lucy Grimme
Sent: 24 July 2007 16:12
To: SEN at tringham.net; Becta Senco
Subject: Re: [SENco-forum] Handwriting

what an excellent idea.  I shall look for some to be used as special treats 
only!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <SEN at tringham.net>
To: "Becta Senco" <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:25 AM
Subject: RE: [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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> [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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