Many students today might believe that handwriting isn’t important—after all, they’re taking notes on tablets, and required to hand in papers via internet.

Many students today might believe that handwriting isn’t important—after all, they’re taking notes on tablets, and required to hand in papers via internet. But according to experts, more than paper is being lost when learning to write by hand is de-emphasized. Writing freehand might actually help children to learn, and to better retain information. (NYTimes)