ahh a trip down memory lane.

one must realize that writing cannot easily allow a child to fully utilize their own creative ability.

when I was young, I could write fine and type very well even from a young age, but as a child you simply have not (and, as far as I am concerned) cannot type or write as fast as you can come up with the idea's and thoughts you wish to inscribe.

I eventually had my mother help me by simply allowing me to dictate what it was I wished to put down on paper/computer, and with her 120wpm typing ability (as compared to my meager 60-70wpm ability) it considerably improved the quality of whatever report I happened to be working on.

even now typing at 100+wpm doesn't fully allow me to use the speed in which thoughts come to me. I've gotten good at quickly backtracking and re-writing a sentence several times (if necessary) until I have the appropriate form that matches what I feel is closest to what it was I was trying to put down in the first place.

Although the ability to write is stressed often in academic settings, I can honestly say I have not written, by hand, any important document (save government forms, but even the majority of those have migrated to the digital equivalent) for the past 5 years.

whats even more funny is how the author brings up the keyboard being an outdated interface (which it is quickly becoming). Many people seem to forget how truly archaic a QWERTY keyboard is.

bravo!