Comment by pier25
1 year ago
I worked in ed-tech for a couple of years.
Handwriting is about developing fine motor control which plenty of research have shown is fundamental for developing cognitive skills.
There are exceptions but generally technology rarely helps to learn better compared to pen and paper with a good teacher.
Personally I found soldering taught me fine motor control. But my family has genetically bad hand writing being a bunch of surgeons - who can’t write worth a damn but have super human fine motor control.
I would note of the things you listed: pen, paper, good teacher, almost all the alpha is associated with the teacher. And while the pen and the paper can be bought, a good teacher is only born.
I have excellent fine motor control in both hands. I can use knives, a mouse, scissors or solder with either hand, yet I have struggled- suffered!- with handwriting since forever.