Macon County Times – Stacey Morgan
“…in 1977, the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) created National Handwriting Day on January 23 in conjunction with John Hancock’s birthday. Hancock is famous for his large, bold signature on the Declaration of Independence. They suggest you take advantage of the day to use a pen or a pencil to rekindle that creative feeling through a handwritten note, poem, letter or journal entry. “Though computers and e-mail play an important role in our lives, nothing will ever replace the sincerity and individualism expressed through the handwritten word,” said David H. Baker, WIMA’s Executive Director…Cursive benefits students’ motor skills and cognitive development, according to the same research, and is a necessary back-up skill to technology. It can also boost academic achievement, and aid students with learning disabilities. Not only that, but a signature is still required on many documents and is more difficult to forge than print.”(more)