It’s the last day of school for teachers and students, so I thought I’d end the year with some light (summer!) reading.

First, this article from Slate on why we should never, ever use two spaces at the end of a sentence while typing, and how that tradition we were all taught was just the result of the limitations of the technology we had to deal with until the latter part of the 20th century.

Next, a fascinating read from The Times on what we lose as learners as handwriting fades and more emphasis is placed on keyboarding. This one definitely challenged some of my thinking as someone who espouses the teaching of keyboarding at the lower grade levels. Yet, despite some of the findings in this one, I still believe we need to begin basic keyboarding no later than 2nd grade. It’s not an either/or type of thing.