It has long been a painful rite of passage for German schoolchildren to learn die Schreibschrift, a fiddly form of joined-up handwriting all pupils are expected to have mastered by the time they leave ...

Computers and tablets are changing how we write – will the ability and need to wield a pen die out altogether? We're told that writing is dying. Typing on keyboards and screens dominates written ...

Only four percent of German teachers believe their pupils' handwriting makes the grade. More than three-out-of-ten, boys mainly, are unable to write legibly. Teachers blamed digital-age neglect of ...