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JTE v10n2 - From Inkwells to an Electronic Learning Community Mark Sanders 1989-1997; James LaPorte: 1997-2010 From Inkwells to an Electronic Learning Community When I was taught handwriting in elementary school, the fountain pen was the prescribed writing instrument. All of the desks in the classroom had inkwells in the upper right-hand corners (favoring right-handers, of course). The ball point pen had just been introduced, making the whole writing process easier, cleaner, and certainly less prone to accidents. Nonetheless, we were forbidden to use the ballpoint pen in those early years. The teacher felt that it represented a passing fad and that if we learned to write with a fountain pen, it would equip us with skills for a lifetime. Though it is interesting that the fountain pen is now returning to the marketplace as the writing instrument for "sophisticated" and "discerning" people, the ballpoint has been the mainstay method for manually putting ink on paper for nearly 50 years. Once I was allowed to use the ball point for my school work, I was elated with how easy it was to use. I must admit, though, that I missed the requisite pauses afforded by refilling my fountain pen and attending to the other maintenance chores it required during the arduous writing tasks that I had to complete.
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