[senco-forum] Re: Handwriting

Hi Greg,

I agree with the handwriting lady, it's almost impossible to change a  
secondary pupil's handwriting significantly and I just base that on  numerous 
failures.

Personally, I have beautiful handwriting and I can write VERY fast,  which is 
one reason I was a whizz at exams I suppose,  and I can  write MUCH faster 
than I can type especially if you allow for correcting  it.  But, I still have 
to bash away at the keyboard because  it's never acceptable to do anything in 
handwriting these days...I've just spent  ages typing a memo to the head which 
I could have written in half the  time ... but wouldn't really look right if 
handwritten. So, I've decided  it's barmy to give time to handwriting, 
especially to take pupils away from  something else. Why not just concentrate on word 
processing? If they use it all  the time they could use it in exams as normal 
practice, I think, especially  with a diagnosis of dyspraxia.

Bset Wishes

Barbara.