How old are they? I was never taught typing, just kinda made it up myself. I tried to learn a few times with Mavis Beacon and stuff, but I can never get the “proper” way to stick.
Oldest niece recently 18, then 16 and a 14 year old. Nephew is like 11 I think.
All the girls are from my sister and nephew from my brother. I’m pretty sure that’s close to their accurate ages.
But yeah they don’t teach typing anymore and they expect kids to just learn it on their own but a lot of people don’t have home computers. Kids use phones and tablets.
But I can tell you at college level, most writing has to be typed out.
So it’s really setting them up for struggling
I remember typing class. I thought it was super boring and frustrating.
I never would have learned to type properly if I hadn’t been forced.
I’m sure that’s true for most kids/people.
The thing that helped me improve my skills the most was social media. Specifically messengers.
But kids don’t use computers anymore for sending messages back and forth.
I honestly think when these kids get into the workforce, there is going to be some serious problems.
They can’t use regular computers very well and they can’t type.
How old are they? I was never taught typing, just kinda made it up myself. I tried to learn a few times with Mavis Beacon and stuff, but I can never get the “proper” way to stick.
I had a typing class in middle school about 18 years ago (jfc)
Oldest niece recently 18, then 16 and a 14 year old. Nephew is like 11 I think.
All the girls are from my sister and nephew from my brother. I’m pretty sure that’s close to their accurate ages.
But yeah they don’t teach typing anymore and they expect kids to just learn it on their own but a lot of people don’t have home computers. Kids use phones and tablets.
But I can tell you at college level, most writing has to be typed out.
So it’s really setting them up for struggling
I remember typing class. I thought it was super boring and frustrating.
I never would have learned to type properly if I hadn’t been forced.
I’m sure that’s true for most kids/people.
The thing that helped me improve my skills the most was social media. Specifically messengers.
But kids don’t use computers anymore for sending messages back and forth.
I honestly think when these kids get into the workforce, there is going to be some serious problems.
They can’t use regular computers very well and they can’t type.
Basically boomer level tech skills.