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Mr. Trump, who does not use email, also advised people to avoid computers when dealing with delicate material. “It’s very important, if you have something really important, write it out and have it delivered by courier, the old-fashioned way, because I’ll tell you what, no computer is safe,” Mr. Trump said.

 

“I don’t care what they say, no computer is safe,” he added. “I have a boy who’s 10 years old; he can do anything with a computer. You want something to really go without detection, write it out and have it sent by courier.”

 

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Christ almighty.

 

I am an old fart but Trump makes me sound like a frickin’ technologically savvy millennial.

 

So.pony-express-courier-us-mail-postal

 

We are going back to Pony Express? <good for the horse breeding business>

 

Snail mail? <that’s one way of making the post office profitable again>

 

Overnight delivery? <does he have stock in FedEx and UPS?>

 

Faxes? <who the hell makes those machines and does anyone still have one around?>

 

Bike couriers? <great for the American bike manufacturing business … and Big Wheels … bring them back>

 

This is nuts.

 

This guy is nuts.

this generation old man yells

He is just a nutty old guy yelling at the clouds.

 

There are times I actually think this crazy motherfucker wants to go back in time and resurrect ‘the way things used to be’ because … well … he actually thinks it WAS better and we CAN go backwards.

 

What a nutcase.

 

And just as I read this new Trump craziness I was finishing up a piece where ‘Finnish schools phase out handwriting classes.’

<clarification: The Finns are phasing out cursive writing classes, not writing classes. They will all of course all still learn to write.>

 

Thank God Trump isn’t the president of Finland or he would fire the person who made this decision.

 

But Finland is smartly dropping some writing classes in favor of keyboard skills classes <kind of recognizing the changing methods of communication — which someone should tell Mr. President Elect Trump>.

 

Finland is one of the first countries to stop making cursive handwriting classes compulsory. This is a government policy and government decision.

 

Apparently their country & its elected officials have come to terms with the fact that texting, tapping and tweeting have taken over as the primary means of communication in the modern age.

 

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“Children don’t have time to become fast at cursive writing, so it’s not useful for them.”

Minna Harmanen <Finland’s National Board of Education>

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Uhm.

 

They want students to use their time learning by concentrating more on what they wrote rather than how they write it <kind of a useful thought, isn’t it?>.cursive-happy-gilmore-writing

 

Beginning in 2016 Finland students were taught only print handwriting and spent more time learning keyboard skills.

 

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“… something we recognise is very important for the job market.”

Harmanen

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Finland is one of the first countries to stop making cursive handwriting classes compulsory, but the change is part of a global move away from handwritten documents towards digital communication. A recent British survey found a third of respondents had not written anything “properly” by hand in the previous six months and in the US several states have removed cursive writing classes from the curriculum.

 

I, personally, will mourn the loss of cursive writing <albeit I cannot remember the last time I did it> because, when used, it showcases personality and the ‘human touch’.

 

I do know some neuroscientists will mourn its loss because they believe cursive handwriting improves brain development, motor skills, self-control and even addresses dyslexia.

This is true enough that some French education officials reintroduced cursive writing classes in 2000 after a brief hiatus.

 

<note: I, personally, would find new technique to generate the same benefits rather than go backwards to a less-than-time-efficient learning method>

 

But time moves on and we should be encouraging the development of daily skills which enhance the effectiveness & efficiency of one’s Life <professionally & personally>.

 

trump talk brainAnd while Mr. President Elect Trump continues to look at the problems of today as either unsolvable or solvable by going backwards <despite the fact he has a big brains and knows a lot of big words> most other people look at all of this as ‘progress’ and the ‘cost of progressing.’

 

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“We’ve hardly had any comments about the move from parents … a few of the grandparents were upset, but everyone else seems fine.”

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Finland Educator

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This is the kind of change thinking which helps students thrive in school <because it more aligns with what they see & do in everyday Life> and beyond <it establishes some basic skill levels for a professional career>.

 

Do I believe pencils will become extinct?

 

Well.

No.

 

But they will surely be relegated to specialty usage at some point.

 

While it pains me to say I would agree that having beautiful handwriting is less relevant now <and maybe we could use that teaching time to grammar & critical thinking> but the ability to write quickly will always be needed in some form or fashion.

 

Writing will not go away.

 

But it is typing skills which are truly essential in today’s world <I know I suffer from not having particularly good typing skills>.

 

I am a business consultant and I still use notebooks for taking notes and use pencils.

It is not that I am averse to computers or see the value in their efficiency … but writing and notebooks is aligned with how I think. It allows me to do corrections, add diagrams and sketches, draw out random thoughts <which inevitably take on different iterations as I listen> and permits me to easily refer back to other points with notes and annotations much more easily than if I am doing it via computer.

I am a better thinker this way and I offer better thoughts to people who pay me this way.

 

But, unlike Trump, I do not want everyone to do it like I do it. What I want is for people to do things in a way and a method which enables them to be their best in terms of thinking & doing. And, frankly, I don’t care how it is done.

 

What I do know is that I have some peers who use computers quite effectively <replicating what I do>.

What I do know is that I see some younger less experienced people who use computers quite effectively <replicating what I do>.

What I do know is that there is an entire generation, as well as an entire field of experts, who would suggest not using computers and email because it is ‘not safe’ and ‘you never know’ is … well … crazy if not stupid.

 

You would think that a business person like Trump would understand that everything comes with a risk <if everyone couriered all secrets don’t you think someone would crack that nut?> and that progress sometimes leads safety & security <but it eventually catches up>.

Progress is like the military’s salient entry into enemy’s territory. You go as far and as quickly as you can … knowing at some point you need to buttress up your rear and protect your flanks.

 

There are a shitload of things that are changing in our world because of technology and the trappings that come along with the technology.

This depth & breadth of change is … well … maybe not scary … but it can make you a little nervous on occasion.

 

Regardless.

 

I get trapped by Trump sometimes within what I believe are some rather overblown reactions combined with bombastic hyperbole combined with … well … an old guy who doesn’t know what the hell he is talking about <if his 10 year old son is his primary learning point we are all in trouble>.writing-typing-legacy-blog-thoughts

 

What I do know is that my life spans the introduction of the internet <pre, during and now post fall out>.

 

I can say one thing for sure … I never thought I would wish I had paid more attention to typing class and being able to type properly when I was at school.

 

I have watched at how business operations have changed. I have watched how time now gets viewed quite differently – where overnight delivery was a deadline and a time constraint … we now can email one minute before a deadline. I have watched how everything personal has become public. And if anyone thinks this is solely about email security and computer hacking they are nuts. Privacy has become a concept that has been squeezed into such a small box that I am not sure anyone can ever keep a secret in today’s world.

 

Look.

 

Going back to cursive writing.

 

cursive-handwriting-courierI will admit, personally, I find this news slightly depressing … or maybe it just makes me a little sad.

 

I understand writing will not go away.

 

And I also understand that there will always be someone who will master the art of cursive writing <even young people>.

 

And I certainly understand that every generation will find and create and embody writing skills different than mine and my generation <but … to make a point … Shakespeare wouldn’t recognize anything I wrote>. However, I would note that today’s young people writings <what they write not how they write it> are thoughtful and probably sharper than anything we ever wrote at that age.

And while I think the education system is slowly catching up I would suggest more often than not what the young is writing <not how they wrote it> is being honed not by classroom instruction but rather by a jury of peers who don’t hesitate to call bullshit the moment they see it.

 

And that leaves me a good place to end.

 

Pencils will never become extinct <just used less>.

Computers will never go away <and will be used more for more things>.

 

And I call bullshit on “if it’s very important, if you have something really important, write it out and have it delivered by courier, the old-fashioned way, because I’ll tell you what, no computer is safe.”

 

That is an old out of touch man not recognizing that all progress has some risks.

 

That is an old out of touch man not recognizing the possibilities that progress

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offers and how there is always someone out there, most likely not an old out of touch man, who can solve this problem rather than avoid the problem.

 

 

I admit.

 

Sometimes listening to Mr. President Elect Trump makes me think of old man yelling at clouds … and it makes me sad to think our young vivacious energetic country has an old man with old thinking leading it <said from an old man>.

 

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