Since 2016, schools in Finland lessons letters in capital letters and calligraphy classes replaced by keyboarding

Most people in the current environment is very rarely write something with a pen or pencil. Basically, all the texts are punched on the keyboard - virtual keyboards of mobile devices or a real keyboard and notebook PCs. This trend is reinforced.

The Government решили to keep up with the times , and replace the training sessions for writing in capital letters and calligraphy for school lessons on keyboarding. How can understand , teaching writing, too, will remain, but there will be deemed sufficient ability to write text in block letters. In other words, elementary school students are taught generally to print and not write anything manually прописью.

fairness it should be noted that calligraphy lessons are also saved, but in the form of an optional, that is, their attendance is not mandatory. On elective students will learn to write letters and words pen on paper. Innovation comes into force in the autumn of 2016.

Of course, this initiative is well-known authorities resistance from some parents and officials - because not all students have computers at home, and not all schools have a sufficient number of PCs for training. Nevertheless, the majority of Finns graciously accepted the news of the cancellation of lessons calligraphy.

Some experts say that writing lessons develop fine motor skills in children, which also contributes to the development of certain areas of the brain. It is therefore proposed to add more and lessons on "work" (to do something with their hands) or as an alternative to drawing lessons written in the above-mentioned aspect.

Via bbc Do you correct such an initiative?

Yes, I fully support

No, write lowercase letters (prop) also need to be able Only registered users can vote in polls. Sign , please. 556 people voted. 62 people abstained. Source: geektimes.ru/post/241974/