Handwriting classes - Is there a need for them?

Actually, I am against the hand writing classes. Everybody will have a specific style for himself that he develops by himself. If everybody should write alike, then we can't see any difference and that is impossible too. But I insist on legible writing and that is enough. We need not stress on the proper cuts and curves strictly. Though you have to speak about the pros, what is your personal opinion in this?

We may or may not need handwriting classes. But there are people who need training and retraining in fine motor skills. Writing is just a part of that training as it is of fine motor skills. If you need to know people through their handwriting then I think that's a different class. As in art therapy it may benefit the clients you serve through 'reading' their handwriting.

I have LOUSY handwriting. I took penmanship in school when I was a kiddo, and it really didn't help much. Honestly, when I was in 11th grade, I realized I couldn't read my own handwriting and started printing again. Now my printing is evolving into a form of cursive, but at least I can READ it! Mind you, I've been printing now for 40 years...

well i think that you need your writing to be readable. i think this is one of the main points in "pro" and a defense for handwriting to be the persons personality and such. I think everybody should understand that even if your writing has personality its useless if no one can understand it. There is a lot of difference from writing to drawing.

I am pro the handwriting class because. It doesn't necessarily mean that this class will make our handwritings alike. But at least it can be practiced to make it pleasant to read or at least to be readable. So that anyone who'll read you handwriting will have no difficulty reading it. It not only saves time but also your effort to explain what you wrote.

wow jeeyah this is really a good topic to be discussed on..specially handwritting becomes a big problem to deal with by the teachers lol..yeah you are absolutely right handwritting describes a persons personality..again in the various important examinations in education field...handwritting is a very important aspect..for eg in india the class 10th madhyamik exam..people say giving a good handwritting there is very important because it changes the mood of the examiner...bad handwritting can irritate the examiner and he may check the paper lazily and may give bad marks again for good handwritting extra marks are meant...so handwritting also helps to shape up a persons career..so handwritting classes are really very important for evrey child nowadays...i completely support you :)

The strokes of the handwriting in fact also includes the pressure applied onto the paper, the orientation of the words whether they are equally spaced, close to each other, leaning to the left or right, gives telltale signs of the person's character. Companies and corporations could use this analysis to do employee profiling.

jeeyah Heres another point that might help. Handwriting experts have been able to prove or disprove that one person did the handwriting instead of a different person. Sometimes a person 'who is falsely accused of some thing can be found not guilty because the handwriting that had been decleared to be hers 'was not at all hers.Also on the other hand it can be proved that someone falsified records because their handwriting did not jibe with that of the person holding said records. In other words handwiting experts can show when someone is innocent or guilty of forgery and doctoring the books in some cases.

I believe there is a need for handwriting classes. I would be one of the first students in line. I have never had pretty handwriting. Thank goodness for the age of the computer.

You're doing a debate, and looks like you've got your proes all good and ready to go. Now, let's explore the cons and how you can combat them. ------Handwriting classes - why we don't need them----- 1. Most people use the internet nowadays to write letters or send emails. So why care? 2. It won't help you get a job. So why practise it?