Handwriting

With discussion in the news lately about whether schools should continue to teach cursive handwriting or not, you could be forgiven for seeing handwriting as an unimportant aspect of a modern, digital life. However, I believe that handwriting should be treasured, and I’ll outline the reasons why below. Sure, there’s…

For the majority of us nowadays, email is an integral part of our lives – in both a professional and personal manner. I personally use email for work, and for keeping in touch with friends and family members. My email inbox has now also become the place for online receipts, newsletters…

Richard (“Dick”) Turpin (1705-1739) was a notorious highwayman in Georgian times. However, his story is actually full of more crimes than he is well known for. He started his work life as a butcher in Essex – following in his Father’s footsteps – however his ‘career’ later took a turn…

In August 2010 it was revealed that people use technology at least seven hours a day in the UK. This ranges from watching television, attending to Facebook on tablet devices, and playing games on mobile phones. Being that the average adult is awake for roughly 15 hours a day, this…

Once upon a time, not even so long ago, left-handed people were thought to be sinful, bringers of bad luck or simply less capable of reaching an average level of intelligence. Thankfully, none of this is true, but there are still some people in the world who believe common myths,…

During a child’s life, there are very few things that are more important than learning how to write. Like the learning of maths, alongside important social skills, writing is something that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. So encouraging them to do so from the very…