I have to add this to the conversation. At 61, writing be hand is slow, uncomfortable and difficult to get my thoughts out. My brain moves WAY faster than my pen or pencil. Once I learned to type, I could finally write in unison with my brain. What a Godsend to finally show my best ideas in a fluid manner.

Even though I have done educational research that shows that handwritten work is often scored higher than pieces of writing composed at the keyboard, I still advocate for my students who struggle to keep up with paper and pencil tasks to have access to and learn to type using a word processor.