Jgrden
Member
I am concerned about the future of penmanship or penwomanship. Computers are taking the place of writing craftpersonship. It is becoming a lost art. Unless we want to become computer designers we need to kick the interest of writing in the butt.
I think the IAP should be regionalized, as it probably already is, with each region responsible for working with schools in promiting hand writing excellence. Any involvement a student has in a hand writing event (contest, precission, styles, methods, grip, movement) will stay with them for life expecially if rewarded in some fashion. Each region should sponsor an event and progress the winner to a national run off. The publicity should be like that given to the National Spelling Bee. Perhaps a vehicle into this excercise would be to work with Rotary, Kiwanis, Seroptimist, Chamber of Commerce's' and Lion's club.
I think the IAP should be regionalized, as it probably already is, with each region responsible for working with schools in promiting hand writing excellence. Any involvement a student has in a hand writing event (contest, precission, styles, methods, grip, movement) will stay with them for life expecially if rewarded in some fashion. Each region should sponsor an event and progress the winner to a national run off. The publicity should be like that given to the National Spelling Bee. Perhaps a vehicle into this excercise would be to work with Rotary, Kiwanis, Seroptimist, Chamber of Commerce's' and Lion's club.