Technology may be improving certain parts of our lives by leaps and bounds, but there is at least one part of life that should remain “old school.” That’s writing by hand. This is especially true among young children and students, as the benefits of writing by hand include myriad skills and developments that typing on a keyboard or iPad cannot provide. As pediatric psychologist Dr. Margot B. Stein has famously stated, “Computer keyboarding skills are an excellent adjunct to handwriting, but in most cases they are not a substitute.” Below are 20 good reasons to write by hand, according to science.
An excellent article full of researched-back reasons why writing by hand is a crucial part of learning, memory retention, cognitive development, and good writing. This is geared towards school students, but also applies to writers.
