Some people say that in our modern age, it is unnecessary to teach children about the skills of handwriting. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 

解析&審題

今天的考題應該讓各位考生感到非常開心，因為這個題目應該是大家比較熟悉的話題。但是，老雅在這里還是想強調一下：雖然看似簡單，但我們在寫作中最好還是要體現出思維的層次和一定的批判性，尤其是對這類To what extent do you agree or disagree題型。

就本題而言，到底“書寫”（handwriting）還需不需要教？我們的答案不外乎可以是以下三種：

1. 不需要（一邊倒）：需要找2-3個原因

2. 需要（一邊倒）：需要找2-3個原因

3. 在哪些情況下需要，哪些情況下不需要（分層次雙邊討論）：可以討論當今時代，書寫在實際交流中已經不需要了，但書寫對孩子的智力和認知能力培養其實還是很有必要的。

以下范文是從網上摘錄的內容，是按照第三種思路寫的，大家可以參考一下。

7分范文

Handwriting skills are on the decline（處于下降中）, particularly among young people and children. It is true that handwriting may not be as important as it was, but the skills of writing by hand are necessary even in this digital age.

Technology is to blame for（為......負責）the decline of handwriting. With laptops, cell-phones, and tablets being widely used at school and at home, educators have been focusing on teaching their students keyboarding skills, for students can finish almost all their assignments with clicks of keyboard. What they are supposed to do is type their answers into the computer and submit（提交）them online to the teacher. That is why many educators agree that today’s children no longer need to develop handwriting skills. Countries such as Finland have gone so far as to（甚至于做......）drop handwriting lessons altogether（完全，徹底） in schools in favor of typing courses.

Contrary to（與......相反的）the view that handwriting skills are unnecessary in this digital age, writing by hand is actually important to children’s learning and long-term academic success. Studies show that handwriting can improve memory, so students will retain（保留）learning better through writing by hand instead of typing on the keyboard. The earlier children master handwriting skills, the more successful they will be academically. As a cognitive benefit, moreover, handwriting has a greater impact on brain development, especially the areas of the brain related to literacy（讀寫能力）development. This suggests that handwriting might aid in enhancing reading and writing abilities in children. This is probably because the process of handwriting helps to create a mental picture while computer processing does not.

In conclusion, there should be a balance to strike between typewriting and handwriting. While handwriting has become less and less practically useful, it is still important for children’s long-term（長期的） cognitive development.（295 words)