My childhood wouldn’t have been complete without this simple black and white Bic 0.7 mechanical lead pencil (with the clear encasing on the outside, of course):
I remember first obtaining my own mechanical pencil when I was about 7 or 8. And at school I would be jealous of other kids who had pencils with the side clicker like these:
Or the ones where lead came out by shaking the pencil like these:
This writing utensil changed the way I did any type of writing or drawing at home and school. I no longer had lines that were constantly varying in width because this pencil let out the exact same line every time. While I would study Chinese, writing complicated characters would be a lot easier since the pencil was always sharp and precise.
Sharpeners and pencil shavings were a thing of the past. With this awesome device, all I needed to do was put two pieces of lead inside and my pencil was loaded for the whole week. How convenient was that! Because of its easiness by clicking the top and having the perfect amount of lead come out, I was able to focus more on my homework, writing, drawing, etc, instead of worrying about continuously getting up to sharpen my pencil.
The endless amount of color ways and designs that mechanical pencils came in allowed me to match the mood I was in or to make a spelling test more fun to take. I believe that this is important for a young student because children are attracted to fun, colorful, individual tools for school and a mechanical pencil fulfills that learning experience.
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