My thirteen year-old neighbour pops in from time to time for a bit of help with his homework. I have to bite my tongue - his handwriting is absolutely appalling. He's apparently near the top of his class, but good grief, my little six year-olds in class 2 had better writing (1968). Capitals in the middle of words, letters sticking up, scribbles and squiggles, no joining-up of letters. I suppose it's true, these teenagers will only need to tap away at a keyboard. We rejoiced at school when the teacher deemed us ready to do Joined-Up Writing. Those days are gone, sadly!