Handwriting inefficiency

It's necessary to test the writing of Chinese characters in the age of Internet when most people disregard their handwriting skill, says an article in Qianjiang Evening Post. The following is an excerpt:

Chinese Characters Proficiency Test, aimed at measuring the language usage ability of teachers, secretaries, editors, journalists and students, will be piloted in 11 provinces in China this year. It's reported that this test has not yet been listed as compulsory for students on campus, but it will hopefully become a required one in the future. Then, the test results will affect students' school entrance and employment in the job market.

With the proliferation of computers and Internet, most people have fewer chances to write with a pen. Seldom do we take writing of Chinese characters as a course in school. Not only primary and high school students but also college students have varying degrees of difficulty writing standard Chinese characters. Meanwhile, a foreign language being deemed more important than Chinese in the job market has also contributed to the deteriorating Chinese character-writing skill.