Of writing skills and technology
/ 7 July 2014
This is in response to the write-up “Get it Write”. It gave
an interesting reading and insight to a pressing problem. The advent of
technology is already in its successful path of killing the art of writing
using pen and pencil. It is, indeed, a dangerous situation.
Concurring with the observation of Nishad Sayyed, I really
feel bad to see little children tagging along parents mending their ways either
on the iPhone or iPad. To make children
familiar with the
technology from an early age is good. However, making them totally addicted and
dependent on them is to be pondered.
The result of the lack of interest in promoting writing at
an early age is seen by the reduction of children participating in activities
related to writing poetry or short stories. Time and effort has to be devoted
to change this situation. How many parents and teachers take an effort in this
direction may bring about the intended improvement. How can it be done has to
be the next step of this important focus.
How difficult is it now for an expert to analyse a person
when the art of writing itself is dying. I have been interested in this field
for a long time and have been learning and collecting the handwritten scripts
of those whom I come across for my study and analysis.
It is common these days
that we get to see children not expressing their mind through pen and pencil
and use abbreviated terminologies to communicate through mobile or social
media. To read their mind is not so easy as they get them enclosed into a shell
by themselves.
What can we do next to see
a
change? Parents should make it a point to create an interest among children
from a young age to start reading and writing in full and complete. On the
other hand teachers and academicians of all types have a bigger role to teach
them the importance of reading and
writing it right.
Community organisations too have an important role to come
out with competitions to encourage the development of literary skills.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
To read it in original, please visit Khaleej Times online.
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