My 7-year-old is in first grade. Any advice on whether I should enroll him in a calligraphy class to…

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My 7-year-old is in first grade. Any advice on whether I should enroll him in a calligraphy class to improve his handwriting, or just give him more time to adjust to writing? His handwriting is unfortunately not great. He seems to try, but it's just not working out. We found a handwriting improvement class, but it's quite expensive – almost 17,000 rubles a month. I'm just wondering if it's worth it?
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Kristina Krasnova
In my opinion, it's easier to just buy workbooks and have them practice writing at home...
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Viktoriya Gusynina
Don't worry. My son wrote perfectly in 1st grade! Now in 4th grade, it's like a chicken with its left foot tied, eyes closed, writing in Elvish.
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Katerina
Wow, those prices are crazy! 😳 Mine cost 6000, but honestly, I didn't see much of an effect.
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inga
If my child wrote well, I wouldn't worry about their handwriting at all.
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Olesya
Why? I've been writing like a chicken scratch my whole life. It hasn't hindered me at all.
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Shashkova Anna
Wow, 17k! Are there any examples of their students, like before and after?
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Kristina Krasnova
inga In our high school, they lower grades for handwriting, for example 😬😬
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Agapova Inna
I took him to school for six months – it was the best decision. He writes without effort or suffering. But not for 17,000, but for like 4,000.
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inga
inga Wow. In that case, yes, it makes sense to do something about it. Here, grades are given solely for knowledge, even if you write upside down.
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Nadezhda Zuevich
No, it's not worth it. Buy a variety of tracing books, starting with those that break down letters into their component parts, like the one in the photo. Use a regular pencil to train muscle memory, plus coloring books that use techniques like "up-down, straight lines, like a little bird pecking."

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Yuliya
Develop fine motor skills, practice writing in notebooks.
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Oleneva Marina
Olesya Your handwriting is so messy, they're lowering grades for it now.
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Chudaeva Elena
Viktoriya Gusynina +++Likewise)
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Olesya
Olesya do not decrease.
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Natasha
Olesya reduce
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Olesya
Olesya No.
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Natasha
Olesya Just because it's not happening for you doesn't mean it's not happening everywhere! They do reduce grades at our gymnasium.
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Olesya
Olesya Same to you. If they're lowering it for you, it doesn't mean it's like that everywhere.
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Anastasiya Belyaeva
Nadezhda Zuevich Thanks, I'll take a look :)
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Kristina Krasnova
inga That's awesome!
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