Why Johnny Can't Handwrite

theodp writes "Handwriting experts fear that the wild popularity of e-mail and IM, particularly among kids, could erase cursive within a few decades. With 90 percent of Americans between the ages of 5 and 17 using computers, it's not uncommon for kids to type 20-30 WPM by the time they leave elementary school. Keyboards, joysticks and cell-phone touch pads have ruined kids' ability to hold a pencil properly, let alone write legibly, says the former president of the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting."

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Oh man

[Anonymous Coward]

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That's not the only problem

[Sheetrock]

I think it's time to seriously encourage mandatory restrictions on the recreational use of computers and video games. Today's generation is growing up without the benefit of reading or writing and is instead sating themselves with violent sugar-coated media such as Grand Theft Auto, Doom, and Jackass.

The ability to hold a pencil isn't the only casuality; Johnny can barely hold a thought nowadays. It's not about ADD or sugar -- it's about never having to sit down and think. That's why bans on violent video games, while proposed for stupid reasons, may actually have an unintended beneficial effect. Now if we could only clean up the TV to the point that Johnny will sit down and become literate if for no other reason than to relieve the boredom.