This afternoon I did a letter-writing exercise with my 7-year old son as part of his Phonics/Spelling curriculum. It taught correct usage and formatting of the Header, Greeting, Body, Closing and Signature. Now i’m all in favor of learning the basics of many things and getting a good foundational education – but I started to wonder if it would be at all relevant to him in 14 or 15 years when he’s looking for (or working in) his first job. Will anyone write physical & formal letters anymore, or is letter-writing slowly becoming a lost art?
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