Microscripts by Robert Walser at the Drawing Center (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) In grade school, cursive and print were treated like indicators of who we are.

One of my favorite memories of eighth grade was watching a classmate handwrite the next day's assignments on a chalk board. The different styles of writing and joining the letters together is almost ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The pen may not be as mighty as the keyboard these days, but California and a handful of states are not giving up on handwriting entirely. Bucking a growing trend of eliminating ...

However, students themselves do not appear concerned saying that handwriting serves little function except during exams. “Who writes now? We type, use our mobile phones and tablets to make notes and ...

Schools across the country have slowly been phasing out the traditional requirement that students learn cursive, leaving some wondering what will happen to handwriting. Does anyone still pine for the ...

IN CONSTRUCTING HIS personal library, the financial tycoon J.P. Morgan did not leave a single object unadorned; the building is a singularly impressive display of wealth, power, and fine taste. But ...

“Handwriting is becoming a lost art,” she said, adding the Common Core requirements force educators to focus on areas that are tested. “Keyboarding is a fine motor skill of its own.

The original version of this article included several quotes or statements that were not clearly attributed to the original sources. Twenty years ago, a $300 Montblanc pen was one of the most coveted ...

Tribune columnist Mary Schmich recently eloquently described both her memories of learning handwriting and the importance of writing by hand in order to learn how to read. I have recently discovered ...