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Why handwriting is still essential in the keyboard age

Why handwriting is still essential in the keyboard age | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"It is more than just a motor skill, researchers say. It engages the mind ..."

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Forget cursive: Teach kids how to code - The Week Magazine

Forget cursive: Teach kids how to code - The Week Magazine | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"An hour spent teaching cursive is an hour spent not teaching something that will actually be relevant to children's lives — like computer education, a subject that is..."

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Finland scraps cursive handwriting in favour of typing skills

Finland scraps cursive handwriting in favour of typing skills | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Cursive handwriting will be scrapped from the Finnish education curriculum and replaced by lessons in keyboard typing, it has been announced ..."

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Pearson Australia's curator insight, February 12, 2015 8:26 PM

A great example on how technology is changing education. However how does this impact upon childrens' motor development and coordination?

Ezequiel Scott's curator insight, October 3, 2015 1:05 PM

It is a new trend on education?