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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man oh Man! What a strange thing to care this much about.  Ok Ok.. you did it in the 70's - great. I would rather my kids learn a foreign language or a programming language or some life skill (mechanics, shop, cooking). Something truly useful in life. Next you are gong to want them to have [b]mandatory typing[/b]. [/quote]

The typing class I took in 7th grade was one of the most practical classes I took in school.  As was the speech class I took in 8th grade.

Nowadays, kids use laptops but don't learn how to touch type.  So strange.[/quote]

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Bring back actual typing instruction!!![/quote]

YES - my kids have started doing dance mat typing. It's their goal to learn how to type properly over the summer.[/quote]

While we're at it, can we please bring back cursive writing? I'm an AP teacher. It takes them forever to write any notes. We could cover twice as much material if I didn't have to wait so long for them to write things down.

(Research shows that the brain processes information better when writing by hand than when typing, so while chromebooks in class have their uses, it's not a substitute for handwritten lecture notes.) [/quote]

They should be typing notes, that's what they'll do in undergraduate and graduate school. [/quote]

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