Ok, this Slate article on the state of hand-writing today caught my eye because it’s exactly the reason we sell a Tween set of note cards … kids today just don’t learn to write. It’s not their fault; they just aren’t teaching it in school as diligently as they used to. Kids learn to type and text (hence the Lingo set), and they learn to print, but they don’t learn to write in cursive. It’s a dying art. For those of us who had to learn cursive writing in second grade, it’s hard to believe that this subject has largely been removed from grammar school curriculums.
Best of both worlds. Text message in blank note cards you write in. With a pen. Remember how?
This reminds me that I recently had a good friend tell me that kids don’t write because they don’t want to get stamps!
If you purchase a Tween set of note cards by Friday, Feb 26, we’ll include a book of Forever stamps for free as an incentive to get your kids to write. Our hand-writing is one of the marks we leave behind that lets our personality peek through. You can’t get that from typing. Everyone looks the same in a typed note or email (or blog). Hand-written notes aren’t as efficient as email for sure, but for special occasion and when you want someone to cherish your words, hand write a note. it has staying power.
