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Junior high had mandatory keyboarding classes exboyfil Feb 2017 #1
Good. I hope they maintain those skills. MineralMan Feb 2017 #4
I had to take it in jr. high hibbing Feb 2017 #42
I learned on and used a manual typewritter for years. Ligyron Feb 2017 #2
So much of what I do is copy and paste... Blanks Feb 2017 #3
Still, we all create original content at times. MineralMan Feb 2017 #7
I completely agree... Blanks Feb 2017 #32
Most jehop61 Feb 2017 #5
I don't know. I still see a lot of notebook computers and people working MineralMan Feb 2017 #14
Engineering has changed a lot. When I look at engineers, Blue_true Feb 2017 #76
Also, voice Rec is allowing people to do content without typing in some cases. nt Blue_true Feb 2017 #75
Voice recognition has improved a good deal since MineralMan Feb 2017 #78
IBM selectric here starshine00 Feb 2017 #6
Same here! Zero System Feb 2017 #10
I see many posts, such as on Twitter, completely lacking punctuation. Those are challenging to read! manicraven Feb 2017 #17
Extremely challenging...lol! Zero System Feb 2017 #22
They were discussing this very thing on the Today show last week and OldHippieChick Feb 2017 #74
Funny, because I think not punctuating is rude. It's like one has to do extra work in order to manicraven Feb 2017 #96
They should teach typing instead of cursive writing. HassleCat Feb 2017 #8
Learning cursive or handwriting is important for cognitive development: phylny Feb 2017 #68
You beat me too it. I was going to make a similar argument about cursive writing. Blue_true Feb 2017 #79
It's interesting to hear the Occupational Therapists in our clinic talk about phylny Feb 2017 #106
Morse code was very very useful in Independence Day movie irisblue Feb 2017 #73
Morse code will be useful again once aliens realize we are being led by Trump. Blue_true Feb 2017 #81
i cant touch type.... samnsara Feb 2017 #9
I had a couple teachers who fit well within the "ex-marine" category! manicraven Feb 2017 #20
our typing teacher was a drill sargent too starshine00 Feb 2017 #26
you tube videos for learning sewing and cooking demigoddess Feb 2017 #61
Lots for typing - some are only selling products, though csziggy Feb 2017 #104
This message was self-deleted by its author manicraven Feb 2017 #11
And then there were the old guards who would refuse to even compose an eamil in the office question everything Feb 2017 #12
I used to type correctly but got away from typing for soooo many years Auntie Bush Feb 2017 #13
You can buy folding full-size Bluetooth keyboards. MineralMan Feb 2017 #16
Thanks Mineral Man Auntie Bush Feb 2017 #44
100 WPM, wow. I was 75 WPM still_one Feb 2017 #15
Well, I type thousands of words a day, whether I'm working or not. MineralMan Feb 2017 #18
It is still excellent. I play the piano so I suspect that helped with my speed still_one Feb 2017 #23
Oh, for fuck's sake. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2017 #19
Uh, no. But when I'm somewhere I notice what people are doing. MineralMan Feb 2017 #24
Obviously. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2017 #28
Unconscious bias zipplewrath Feb 2017 #39
There aren't many professions where typing quickly AND accurately are critical. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2017 #98
I found this interesting halobeam Feb 2017 #41
I don't know that it's a "middle ground". Act_of_Reparation Feb 2017 #97
Wow, that was harsh. Control-Z Feb 2017 #45
Let me see if I have this straight. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2017 #93
... leftstreet Feb 2017 #46
Took typing in junior high ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #21
Millenials know how to type? I thought it was all touch-screen mobile devices for the under-30 crowd Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #25
Touch typing is not necessarily more efficient than hunt and peck. Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #27
I think you have a point there! halobeam Feb 2017 #35
I agree that, theoretically, it should. Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #55
Trust me, touch typing can be vastly faster than PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #49
It can be - BUT - it is not necessarily. Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #53
However, if you are not a touch typist, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #63
Perhaps you can't, Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #103
I've read a bunch of stuff that says the alternative keyboards PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #108
There is no difference for some types of work. Blue_true Feb 2017 #82
Same here leftynyc Feb 2017 #29
Sec of Ed Betsy Devos will prolly HATE ur idea! TheDebbieDee Feb 2017 #30
Only a keyboard for me, can't stand tiny mobile keyboards. When I travel, I have a Google RKP5637 Feb 2017 #31
I'm someone who REALLY regrets never learning to keyboard. Bleacher Creature Feb 2017 #33
There are a number of websites that teach MineralMan Feb 2017 #43
Productivity is not down - WPM does not equate to productivity today ksoze Feb 2017 #34
My high school had a typing class dumbcat Feb 2017 #36
I took the drafting class in high school. MineralMan Feb 2017 #37
You know, now that you mention it.... LisaM Feb 2017 #38
they should replace cursive w keyboards in the 3rd grade. mopinko Feb 2017 #40
I knew a prolific programmer who typed with two fingers. Kablooie Feb 2017 #47
this is interesting -- i had a converstaion about something similar with my students recently fishwax Feb 2017 #48
My typing skills have always been poor...very, very poor. Stellar Feb 2017 #50
When I was 12 years old I acquired a second hand manual typewriter. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #51
'Eyes on copy' - worthless to me. I'm never copying from paper to pc. Bonx Feb 2017 #52
I don't ever type from existing text, either. MineralMan Feb 2017 #58
I also freeform word content, as well as tables. Blue_true Feb 2017 #85
Not a millennial Metsie Casey Feb 2017 #54
Right on Metsie Casey Feb 2017 #71
Oops. SixString Feb 2017 #95
Took typing in high school back in 1962-63 because Elwood P Dowd Feb 2017 #56
Another useful thing at the time, wasn't it? MineralMan Feb 2017 #59
Yep. Who knows, it may have saved my life. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Feb 2017 #60
It sure might have. MineralMan Feb 2017 #62
Hey MM, you can get a job with the Trump Davidians decoding all their messages Elwood P Dowd Feb 2017 #64
I too learned on manual typewriter back in the day benld74 Feb 2017 #57
About the same here Metsie Casey Feb 2017 #84
My children are millenials. They all had keyboarding classes phylny Feb 2017 #65
This reminds me of the Ann Landers column on which way to face the toilet paper. LAS14 Feb 2017 #66
Hmm...in a cut and paste world, who will be creating the stuff that MineralMan Feb 2017 #67
I was dismayed when I went to the links... LAS14 Feb 2017 #69
Most young people either free form type or use voice Blue_true Feb 2017 #87
I see. I guess I don't have all of that "vast information" at MineralMan Feb 2017 #88
I'm an old lady...you should see me text...a word a minute... angstlessk Feb 2017 #70
I am trained as an engineer. The ability to handle Blue_true Feb 2017 #72
I still remember typing classes and manual typewriters Gothmog Feb 2017 #77
I took typing but never really learned it. I think we should have a few people trained in rzemanfl Feb 2017 #80
I'm not a millenial and can't touch type. Fla Dem Feb 2017 #83
But only the really old among us still want to reach up with the left hand at the end of a line Maeve Feb 2017 #86
I keep an old Royal Quiet Deluxe portable MineralMan Feb 2017 #90
I knew you would understand! Maeve Feb 2017 #102
Lol 7th grade manual typewriter marlakay Feb 2017 #89
LOL, I took typing in HS HAB911 Feb 2017 #91
I don't speak anywhere near 60 words a minute much less type that fast. Kaleva Feb 2017 #92
I think the most problematic issue here is omitting the simple step of reading what we write Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #94
My son is a junior in high school. woodsprite Feb 2017 #99
I learned to type (on manual typewriter) in the 8th grade and earned money in college k8conant Feb 2017 #100
some people use Dragon DonCoquixote Feb 2017 #101
I made my take typing when he was in school lunatica Feb 2017 #105
LOL - I touch type, but I think my fastest was 35 wpm LeftInTX Feb 2017 #107
My kids took keyboarding in middle school and loribelle Feb 2017 #109
I cannot type! UCmeNdc Feb 2017 #110
I'm a millennial. BarackTheVote Feb 2017 #111
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