The thing I'm skeptical of, having the experience of raising a dysgraphic child, is the implication that if handwriting is no longer emphasized something large will be lost in our "broader educational development". Why wouldn't our adaptable brains find other ways of developing? What might happen if we look a step further in time and brain development than the study did - isn't it possible that we'd not only find our brains compensated adequately in other ways, but perhaps something even more amazing in terms of development was able to unfold?
I totally agree. I hate these type of articles, honestly... Now that I have a really really bright kid who simply can not write I find them painful and painfully myopic.
