Is Good Handwriting Something We are Born with or Something We Learn

Good, legible handwriting is something that everyone can learn. Handwriting itself is always learned and, if it is not taught properly, can easily degenerate into an undisciplined scrawl. It is true that some people are better at controlling their hand movements than others and so find it naturally easier to write well but good handwriting is largely due to motivation and the appreciation of the value and beauty of handwriting. It is a skill, which I believe anyone can acquire, but it may also be an art, which only a few can attain to. Practice is as important in handwriting as the choice of good tools. The ballpoint and fibretip pens don't give one any guidance and tend to encourage an undisciplined hand while the nib of an ink pen, especially the chisel-edged type, automatically encourages a good letter formation with proper thick and thin strokes. Handwriting is really all about the consistent formation of certain letter shapes. In Italic hand, "a", "c", "d", "e", "g", "o" and "q" are all formed using the same basic movement (a rounded triangle with a flat top, a vertical stroke and a diagonal return) with specific additions or subtractions for each letter. Regularity is important in producing a readable hand and so exercises may involve writing rows of the same letter over and over until each one is as identical as possible. For those learning, squared paper or paper with lines drawn to give the height of the body and ascenders and descenders can be helpful. When writing other scripts, such as Devanagari, Arabic, Tamil and so on, very much the same principles apply, though the letter shapes are, of course, different.

Practice makes a man perfect. Like that we can get good hand writing by practicing that art of writing. Before my hand writing was also not good,when I was in 9th grade. I practiced to write for half an hour daily and I started writing neatly. So good hand writing is not something we are born with but with something we learn.

It would take a special effort to procure handwriting exercises, lots of concentration and also lots of practise. It seems as though you have the interest to achieve good penmanship and so I think it is possible. In school, we had a special lined page which we would put under the page we were to write on. The page consisted of semi-diagonal lines, evenly spaced which we would follow (trace) as we wrote. It meant our letters all went in the same direction, slanting from left to right, and were also evenly spaced. Maybe you could make something yourself?

For some, they are born with this ability to write very well and there are those who just got to practice a lot until it became part of their abilities. Most skills that people have are learned. There are just some level of acquisitions that each individual have. Let's say that one's absorption for a particular skill is higher compared to another person, say in playing video games. We have two individuals who share the same interest when it comes to video games. However, one easily gets to play well as this person easily understands everything while the other person just needs more time in getting use to the same game that they are playing. Same thing goes with any skill or talent that people do. Singing, dancing and so on. If they can't easily do a particular skill right away, they only need to invest more time on it until they get better and better at it. ('_^ ) So yes, it is possible for you to learn how to write legibly.

I believe its something that you have to practice at to make better. Like when you are first learning it in school the teach had you practic over and over until it got better.

Good handwriting is something that is learned. When I was in school I had won awards for the best handwriting. But as the years went on, my hand writing became more and more unreadable. Now I write like a doctor. I do agree with that fact that computers changed the way we view handwriting. I know now I prefer typing on a computer then writing on paper. But, not everyone can have perfect handwriting. Don't think about it.

When I was in school we had a class caled penmenship we had to practice the letter I noticed I used to write on unlined paper and the lines were always straight across the page if I take my time not to skribble my letter are all pretty even

As for me, it was something that I learned. I had a very strict teacher in school.

I think it is something we learn. I can remember spending my week-ends rewriting my school work so it looked nice. I was told I had very nice handwriting and I prided myself on that. I think you can learn to write better. Practice makes perfect. You can do it if you want it bad enough.

It's definitely learned. I remember when I was just entering adolescence, I decided I didn't like my writing and wanted to change it. So I did. You just have to remember to concentrate and pay attention when you're writing so that the new style becomes your normal one. Of course, these days I write very rarely with a pen, just like you. Mostly 'cos I type quicker!!

Luckily for me since I was young I had pretty descent and nice handwritting. My hubby on the other hand, most of the time you can't even understand what he is writting. If you continue to practice and write more often, there is a possiblity that you handwritting skills could improve. But like you said we have gotten so accustomed to computers and/or typing that we don't tend to practice in our handwritting skills. In my line of work most of what I do involves computers, but there are times that I write notes in my files and those I tend to handwrite them, so at least I get to practice it there.

a good hand writing is something we learn. more you use, more you can. so, if you wanna have a good handwriting, just write everyday. what you wanna write? up to you.

I think our handwriting is something we learned. Maybe as we see our handwriting so often that we find it as bad handwriting but others don't see it as bad. Some would say that our handwriting is nicer than theirs.

I know it is learned and not a born talent. I am a poor hand writer and I always had trouble with it since I was a kid in school. I tried and tried when I was young but always found it difficult. Then when I was in grade 2 I saw a girl using her other hand to write so I tried it with my other hand and it was better and it felt better. Turns out I am left handed but never realized it for some time. Then when my teacher noticed I was using my left hand she asked me why and I told her it felt easier and she wouldn't let me use and and insisted I use my right hand. When she would catch me using my left hand, myself and the other girl I saw before, she would hit us on the hand with her yard stick. It hurt enough that I would use my right hand for awhile again, but I always ended up switching back to my left hand. So after a few weeks I told my mom and she went to the school and put a stop to that. I was always allowed to use my left hand after that and could print a lot better. Now I usually am typing but when I have to write something I use my left hand. littlemissy here signing off for now, talk to you later my new friend

Personally, I feel Good handwriting is something that most people have to learn and work on and develop. Many times you will see where someone might get a Bad grade due to their Writing and spelling. To where enough times if people continue to encourage them they do succeed and Good things happen from there.

I think that this is a learned skill. I know that when I was young, we had writing exercises. I always felt proud that I could write well and had a relatively good penmanship. When I went to college, we had an drawing class where everything had to be written down as if by machine. I excelled in it. If you have the time, I think you could re-learn it!

Handwriting is something which we practice when we are young.If in the childhood we practice the handwriting then as we grow up there willbe a good handwriting with us.If we do not have good practice then we scribble.

Yes, good handwriting can be learned. Had you been so keen in learning how to write legibly and nicely when you were in school, your handwriting could have bee nicer as you just want it to. But no one's too old to learn . You can try to practice and master writing now.

The handwriting is actually an inborn skill. The style is dependent on one's growth and individuality. However, there are so many people who have lousy handwriting because of their poor attitude. They tend to be lazy and have lousy handwritings.

i was bad in writing too. i am so insecure with my boyfriend's penmanship because he writes legibly. it's such a shame that me as the girl have this bad hand writing. maybe i got this from my father.lol! he's writing is really bad. but now, i am happy that it has improved so i think with you. practice would perfect it. so just practice.