What we lose when we stop writing by hand
Explain It to MeWhat we lose when we stop writing by handStudents are spending less time learning handwriting. Here’s why it’s still an important skill.by Jonquilyn HillJun 14, 2026, 11:00 AM UTCShareGiftA 6th-grade student takes notes during an English class in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 6, 2017. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty ImagesJonquilyn Hill is the host of Explain It to Me, your hotline for all your unanswered questions.
- ▪Explain It to MeWhat we lose when we stop writing by handStudents are spending less time learning handwriting.
- ▪Here’s why it’s still an important skill.by Jonquilyn HillJun 14, 2026, 11:00 AM UTCShareGiftA 6th-grade student takes notes during an English class in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 6, 2017.
- ▪Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty ImagesJonquilyn Hill is the host of Explain It to Me, your hotline for all your unanswered questions.
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Explain It to MeWhat we lose when we stop writing by handStudents are spending less time learning handwriting. Here’s why it’s still an important skill.by Jonquilyn HillJun 14, 2026, 11:00 AM UTCShareGiftA 6th-grade student takes notes during an English class in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 6, 2017. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty ImagesJonquilyn Hill is the host of Explain It to Me, your hotline for all your unanswered questions. She joined Vox in 2022 as a senior producer and then as host of The Weeds, Vox’s policy podcast.My parents started dating back in the ’80s and for a while, they were long-distance.
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