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Ah...
If by "writing" you mean forming letters with a pencil, that is penmanship.
Someone can have a gorgeous writing hand and never "write" a thing, in the
sense that writing is creating new combinations of words which others can
read later.

Penmanship, being a scribe, being a clerk, etc.--that's a whole 'nother
thing. An ancient art going back to Egypt and before, where one person wrote
what other people said, or copied books, so there could be extra copies.

I think of writing as writing--setting ideas down. And if that is done with
a computer instead of pencil on paper, it is more useful than not.

Neither of my boys has penmanship worth a damn, but about a month after
either of them decides he wants some, I think he will have it. All it takes
is goofing around, copying words, writing the same sets of letters over and
over and over.

I have a couple of calligraphy hands I can do fluently. Neither took much
learning, just doing.

Sandra

Tamara Rousso

"If by "writing" you mean forming letters with a
pencil, that is penmanship.
Someone can have a gorgeous writing hand and never
"write" a thing, in the
sense that writing is creating new combinations of
words which others can
read later."

"I think of writing as writing--setting ideas down.
And if that is done with
a computer instead of pencil on paper, it is more
useful than not."

I mean putting ideas on paper. I'm not concerned
about penmanship. When she does choose to write it is
very legible. I just want reassurance that if I leave
her to her own devices she will be able to do it when
she wants to. Even as I type that it sounds goofy.
Of course if she wants to do something she will learn
how. I do know that. The truth of the matter is that
she chose to attend a small private school for four
weeks last fall. I came across a "discovery journal"
recently that was required by the school, and I was
quite shocked at the inability to write simple
sentences or even spell with much success
phonetically. I admit part of it is my own ego. I can
just imagine the school teacher's discussing what a
lousy job of homeschooling I'm doing! So I guess the
question for parents of older homeschoolers is - am I
right or am I wrong that she will at some point
develop an interest in expressing herself? And if she
doesn't than what? She is not a child who easily
accepts direction so I'm not even sure what to do if I
should be doing something...

Thanks to everyone for input.
Tammy :)
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Ah...<BR>
If by "writing" you mean forming letters
with a pencil, that is penmanship.  <BR>
Someone can have a gorgeous writing hand and never
"write" a thing, in the <BR>
sense that writing is creating new combinations of
words which others can <BR>
read later.  <BR>
<BR>
Penmanship, being a scribe, being a clerk,
etc.--that's a whole 'nother <BR>
thing.  An ancient art going back to Egypt and
before, where one person wrote <BR>
what other people said, or copied books, so there
could be extra copies.<BR>
<BR>
I think of writing as writing--setting ideas
down.  And if that is done with <BR>
a computer instead of pencil on paper, it is more
useful than not.  <BR>
<BR>
Neither of my boys has penmanship worth a damn, but
about a month after <BR>
either of them decides he wants some, I think he will
have it.  All it takes <BR>
is goofing around, copying words, writing the same
sets of letters over and <BR>
over and over.  <BR>
<BR>
I have a couple of calligraphy hands I can do
fluently.  Neither took much <BR>
learning, just doing.<BR>
<BR>
Sandra<BR>
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