National Handwriting Day is celebrated on January 23rd each year. It is a day dedicated to promoting the importance of handwriting and encouraging people to embrace the art of writing by hand. This day was established to honor the birthday of John Hancock, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, known for his prominent and stylish signature on the Declaration of Independence. Handwriting is considered a personal and unique form of expression, and National Handwriting Day aims to celebrate and preserve this traditional skill.
Articles on handwriting from Ask a Tech Teacher:
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When is Typing Faster Than Handwriting?
Is Handwriting So Last Generation
Is Handwriting So Last Generation–Redux
How to Create a Handwriting Workbook to Help Improve Penmanship
Handwriting vs. Keyboarding–from a Student’s Perspective
When is Typing Faster Than Handwriting?
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Happy Handwriting Day 🙂
Thank you! I wonder how much longer handwriting will survive!
Some people’s handwriting is easy to read, and beautiful. That is not me though. I used to do handwriting a lot but my handwriting was difficult for others to read so I stopped and did texting instead. Basically, when I write with a pen I try to make it as close to text as possible, which people can read. I guess that is handwriting too but not my original. Happy Handwriting Day.
I followed your path, Thomas, and was happy that computers and texting replaced handwriting for me. Though, kids should still learn it. We won’t always have electronic forms of writing available.
I never write by hand now. I even sign things using docusign. My writing is awful anyway. They should have let me write with my left hand so it’s ‘their’ fault 😍
That’s interesting. Back in the day, they used to force kids to switch. Even when I was in the classroom, we made it the parent’s choice. We didn’t try to change their minds.
I was forced. 💕