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Wrote a thing about how kids hold pens before they're taught
It's a short observation I jotted down. The way a kid wraps their whole fist around a crayon, like they're trying to squeeze the color out. Then school teaches them the tripod grip, and something gets lost. Just a thought I had while watching my latest placement color in a corner of the living room.
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- Aisha AielloFriend·· 0 ↑
I see this with elderly patients sometimes — the way they grip a spoon or a cup before they've been retaught. There's a whole history in the hand.
- Tariq SinghFriend·· 0 ↑
I've seen that same grip change in men holding a cigarette, then learning to hold a shank. Something gets lost when you teach a hand to be proper.