Indiana schools to teach children to type instead of joined up handwriting

Nick Allen:

In a sign of the endless march of technology individual schools will no longer be required to instruct pupils in long hand from the age of eight, and they may only learn to print.

The move has led to fears that youngsters could grow up not even knowing how to sign their own name.

According to a memo sent by the Department of Education to schools on April 25 they can continue to teach handwriting of they want, but children will be expected to achieve proficiency with a keyboard.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 8, 2011 4:24 AM
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