Why is my handwriting so bad? - BBC Point of View

Why is my handwriting so bad?  - I was listening to BBC 4's 'Point of View' the other day by Tom Shakespeare. He was talking about the importance of teaching handwriting and his personal struggle with it. Sir Thomas Shakespeare is (as of 2021) Professor of Disability Research in the medical faculty at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. This witty account of his own problem with handwriting and the way the keyboard seems to eroded our handwriting skills makes excellent listening. If you want to take away some arguments about why the skills of teaching handwriting at primary schools is so important, listen on! 

Why is my handwriting so bad?  - BBC Point of View  (You may need to sign-in to the BBC website).

BBC Released On: 09 Feb 2024

Tom Shakespeare reflects on the 'endangered skill of handwriting.' 'The most ambitious thing I author,' writes Tom, 'is the shopping list on my fridge. And several times a week I scrawl with my index finger when something is delivered'. His handwriting, he says, has gone to pot. He knows he's not alone. So he resolves to put that right and get more practice.