What they don’t talk about is how fucked some teachers were when it came to teaching writing.
Fucking drill sergeant ex nuns had 1st through 3d graders writing the letter S for hours. That’s not how you’re supposed to learn what a cramp is. I’ve got a lump on my middle finger cradles a pencil to this day.
Even this article has issues. It recommends holding the pen at a low point for “more control”, which translated to “you have to hold the pen at the very end” in real life, which led me a lot of cramping and the pen sliding away.
What they don’t talk about is how fucked some teachers were when it came to teaching writing.
Fucking drill sergeant ex nuns had 1st through 3d graders writing the letter S for hours. That’s not how you’re supposed to learn what a cramp is. I’ve got a lump on my middle finger cradles a pencil to this day.
Even this article has issues. It recommends holding the pen at a low point for “more control”, which translated to “you have to hold the pen at the very end” in real life, which led me a lot of cramping and the pen sliding away.