Well, I firmly believe we wouldn't be here if DD's teachers still prioritized pencil grasp. Looking around the room in a kindergarten or 4th grade class this year, it was quite evident that little attention had been paid to pencil grasp.
DD made her afterschool kindergarten teachers practically apoplectic by wearing her shoes on the wrong feet. No amount of my assuring them that she'd fix it once her feet were sufficiently asymmetric would reassure them. So for most of that year, she'd go to school with them on the wrong feet, and have them fixed for her in the afternoon. Then she grew, and suddenly it was no longer an issue. DS was exactly the same way.
Pencil grasp must be like that for some kids. Mine need it fixed.
