The link between handwriting and individuality is a modern one. A second modern assumption is that reading and writing are intrinsically connected. For 17th century Americans, the two skills were completely divorced. Children learned to read first by memorizing letters, then syllables and finally complete words. The end result was the ability to read the printed word but not to write and not to read handwriting. Nearly everyone would learn to read, but only the educated few would learn to write.
Source: Design Sponge
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