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Dutch schools nationwide scale back laptop use in classrooms

Commenter questions the appeal of handwriting over typing

2 Oct 31 7:33 PM · 12d ago · 1 comment · 1 source · development 2 of 2

A Reddit commenter pushes back on the idea that crossing out mistakes by hand is preferable to backspacing on a laptop, questioning the stated benefits of the pen-and-paper approach.

Commenter questions the appeal of handwriting over typing
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“its nicer to backspace than to have to cross out the words Why is that nicer? It's good to know what mistake you've made.”

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Danny Thewissen Staff member, Koning Willem I CollegeEveline Aendekerk Educational publisherJessica Piotrowski Professor of communication in the digital society, University of AmsterdamEducation Inspectorate Government oversight bodyPO-Raad Advocacy group for primary education

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