Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools
Handwriting is one of those things I seem to have an argument with my son (he’s 10). And it isn’t about him having that specific skill. But it’s about having a sense of pride in your work and not half-assing things.<p>But my wife and I struggle to get anyone to agree with us. The teachers don’t seem to care (which my son is happy to relay to me).<p>Other parents say why bother, it’s an outdated skill (I actually disagree, even though my handwriting is often bad from lack of practice, when I do fill up forms by hand, I understand the importance of legibility).<p>But again, to me it is symptomatic of a larger issue where I feel that more and more, kids are not taught to have a sense or standard in the quality of their work and improve upon it, regardless of the particular skill.<p>I still remember my grandfather telling us, everything you do, you must strive to do it well. It was about having pride in your work.<p>Am I alone in this? Looking for a good counterpoint.