My kids are in grade 3 and 6 and nobody ever taught them to type. They just handed them a Chromebook and assumed they know what they're doing.
replyIt is a skill, but everybody seems to think it will just happen on its own.
The problem is everyone knows you learn to type when you get on IRC, but you can't put elementary school kids on IRC.
replyWhy not? I was in elementary school on IRC. ASL ;-) ?
replyYou don't necessarily need a computer for that. They built more than a billion typewriters, IIRC.
replySure let’s buy a bunch of typewriters instead of multi purpose computers
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