Comment by Zelphyr
1 year ago
My kids have gone to a Montessori school since pre-K and those schools teach handwriting. It's not done because of how much or little the student will use that handwriting later in life but more because, early on, it helps develop fine motor skills.
Now that they're in high school, my daughter has excellent penmanship. My son... not so much. :) But! He can do it.
An alternative hypothesis is that it's done because it has always been done, and the fine motor skills thing is merely an attempt to rationalize this practice.