Off topic- Are young kids taught typing skills?

November 1, 2007

Hi All,

I was never blessed to have children of my own, so don't deal in the realm

of people under 20 much.

I just got thinking about how much I appreciate my highschool typing class

that taught me where all the keys on a keyboard were, so I could type without

looking at the keys (except for a few symbols, numbers, etc) (Not to say I

don't type were when I MEANT where!)

So, I got thinking about the few articles I've seen about chat rooms where

people type in bastardized language such as " Hi, grt to se U " etc.

ly, for me, it's much faster to type an entire word correctly then to

think about a letter that sounds like the work, such as " U " for " you. "

So, with computers being used so much, are basic 2 hand typing skills being

taught as soon as a kid gets a computer today?? If not, when, and why not?

Thanks. Just a curiosity and no kids nearby to ask.

Jan

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