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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Copybook information

The fact is copybook was/is nothing more than a guide of how to design a general concept of a letter. Were garlands part of it? No. Were angularities part of it? No. Were thread connections part of it? No. But, as the obvious shows, individual preferences prevail. How can that happen? Not by copybook!! Additionally, as indicated previously, no one can duplicate copybook perfectly and at the child level of learning individuality already is seen.

Did children learn to measure the oft-stated 3 mm for every space before writing? Never. So, where does the individuality come from? The obvious answer is the inherent DNA-created-brain making copybook superfluous as a standard. It is more essential to understand the elements, assess their impact, and make conclusions.

Copybook writing

Copybook form, or “perfect handwriting,” varies somewhat from country to country and it’s best to be familiar with the standard copybook form of the country in which the person learned to write.

Adults who write in copybook form (considering there is corroborating energy from the rest of the handwriting considerations) strive to follow all rules exactly and abide by all laws. They are usually conformists, traditional, and inhibited. They commonly carry guilt and repression is customary. Hence, “perfect” handwriting is far from perfect.

Copybook and IQ

Participating in trivia quizzes and games can be an impressive way to increase IQ. Various studies conducted by a number of universities across the US reveals that children tend to grasp things of interest to them faster than copybook methods. The tendency is found to be quite prevalent even among adults. This is why trivia quizzes are becoming so popular. In other words, be it schoolchildren, teenagers, or young adults, nothing can be more fun and an effective method of sharpening the brain than trivia quizzes.

CONCLUSION

So when a handwriting analyst starts to look for deviations from the “standard,” it is vital to know what that standard is. The uniformity in copybook learning that analysts assume today was not the case before this century. Although some copybooks were similar enough to contemporary ones that no special considerations need to be made, this is not usually the case, especially for writing learned before the end of the Civil War.