I don’t think I know anyone who’s taken a typing class before and I’m 35. I think most people were likely self taught from using their home computers
abro5 on
IMO typing is an implicit skill now, just like using the internet or Google. I mean children are exposed to tech a lot more now and at a much younger age than the early 2000s when most tech devices were gaining wide-spread adoption.
I think there’s a lot more important fields that’s need to be taught in school before typing like financial awareness, politics, etc.
Brianalan on
It’s taught in elementary schools in the US
lambofgun on
i work in a professional environemt, i promise you dont need it. at least not as its defined in those keyboarding classes.
by keyboarding they mean “i understand how to use one”
i see people with 6 figure salaries of all ages typing with their index fingers, searching for each key for every single character
methpartysupplies on
Pfft typing class. Learn to type the real way- RuneScape PKing. You get fast or die
cyberentomology on
And this is orders of magnitude more important than cursive.
majin_rose_j on
We had keyboarding class in middle school when I was growing up. Probably in elementary now. You’re expected to have the skill by the time you reach HS in US.
trucorsair on
Most useful class I took in High School to complete a class schedule in the 1980s. Went from worst to “most improved”. In college I typed others papers for some extra money.
FormerStatement3639 on
Yeah bro I wonder how many high schools in the US still teach the ABCs
CTQ99 on
I learned how to type on a typewriter back in the mid 90s. Computers were around but typing was geared towards people having careers that used typewriters still, and at the time typewriters weren’t something that was commonly found in every house. With the prevalence of computers, you’d likely type at some point long before high school, and while you might not type optimally, you’d still be able to type good enough for most jobs requiring it. This ignores all forms of text to speech, which combined with AI is rendering typing obsolete in alot of the ‘requires typing’ careers. Typing will become akin to writing cursive in a decade, a dead art.
CyndiIsOnReddit on
My son tested at 118 wam and he never took a class. They just started using laptops for classwork when he was in sixth grade so I guess maybe you learn naturally. I took a class for a full year on an old fashioned manual where you have to return the carriage at the end of the sentence back in the early 80s. I type about 40 wam if you take off for errors!
Competitive_Sail_844 on
Yes drafting and typing got me jobs.
SarahJFroxy on
i graduated high school in 2021 and there’s a reason no public high schools have typing classes – we had it in elementary and middle school
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I don’t think I know anyone who’s taken a typing class before and I’m 35. I think most people were likely self taught from using their home computers
IMO typing is an implicit skill now, just like using the internet or Google. I mean children are exposed to tech a lot more now and at a much younger age than the early 2000s when most tech devices were gaining wide-spread adoption.
I think there’s a lot more important fields that’s need to be taught in school before typing like financial awareness, politics, etc.
It’s taught in elementary schools in the US
i work in a professional environemt, i promise you dont need it. at least not as its defined in those keyboarding classes.
by keyboarding they mean “i understand how to use one”
i see people with 6 figure salaries of all ages typing with their index fingers, searching for each key for every single character
Pfft typing class. Learn to type the real way- RuneScape PKing. You get fast or die
And this is orders of magnitude more important than cursive.
We had keyboarding class in middle school when I was growing up. Probably in elementary now. You’re expected to have the skill by the time you reach HS in US.
Most useful class I took in High School to complete a class schedule in the 1980s. Went from worst to “most improved”. In college I typed others papers for some extra money.
Yeah bro I wonder how many high schools in the US still teach the ABCs
I learned how to type on a typewriter back in the mid 90s. Computers were around but typing was geared towards people having careers that used typewriters still, and at the time typewriters weren’t something that was commonly found in every house. With the prevalence of computers, you’d likely type at some point long before high school, and while you might not type optimally, you’d still be able to type good enough for most jobs requiring it. This ignores all forms of text to speech, which combined with AI is rendering typing obsolete in alot of the ‘requires typing’ careers. Typing will become akin to writing cursive in a decade, a dead art.
My son tested at 118 wam and he never took a class. They just started using laptops for classwork when he was in sixth grade so I guess maybe you learn naturally. I took a class for a full year on an old fashioned manual where you have to return the carriage at the end of the sentence back in the early 80s. I type about 40 wam if you take off for errors!
Yes drafting and typing got me jobs.
i graduated high school in 2021 and there’s a reason no public high schools have typing classes – we had it in elementary and middle school