National Handwriting Day is celebrated on January 23rd. It is a day dedicated to 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 you might enjoy:
Check these out:
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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Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
Good handwriting got a lot of attention when I was in school. It’s a shame that schools nowadays undervalue it as a necessary skill.
Sorry I missed this one, Dawn. I read somewhere that more schools are again teaching cursive. Grok says 24-25, up from 14. That’s good.