With AI able to automate an increasing amount of our technological tasks, it makes sense to teach children a skill that helps them to slow down and think about what they want to say and how they want to say it.

Unlike my handwriting, the Republican politicisation of penmanship does make sense
Calligraphy is being politicised in the US, but it seems Ron DeSantis and co might have a point.
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Monocle
May 2026