Thread: The loss of basic skills in school

Originally Posted by Bruno

Here's an idea: if everything is going electronic, how are kids supposed to develop good writing skills?

I think when the time comes they just won't.
I'm sure at one point people were worried how kids are going to develop good hunting skills, but the lack of those doesn't seem to bother most people anymore.

More recently there was concern about kids learning basic arithmetic. Electronic calculators have been available for many decades now, but still kids are taught how to do long division because it's important not as a skill, but as a developmental tool. Probably the same thing with basic writing, but as far as I can tell calligraphy has been obsolete for decades already with no dramatically ill effect.