Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 21:08     Subject: FCPS - typing?
What do parents do anymore? What doesn’t school cover now? Im sorry, people, some of this is your job!
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 21:03     Subject: FCPS - typing?
Not in our elementary school. Provided parents online apps to use over the summer.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 20:44     Subject: FCPS - typing?
I agree they are important skills to have, but the amount of instructional time I have available seems to shrink every year recently. I barely have time to touch on social studies in ES. Cursive is still part of the Program of Studies and I try to squeeze it in, but there isn't enough time to get everything in.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 19:39     Subject: FCPS - typing?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is beyond ridiculous to not teach typing. Cursive I can see since no one needs it I guess but typing is now essential.


Gee. I bet our kids don't even know what carbon paper is. In fact, I bet lots of you have never used it.



CC is the new carbon copy paper
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 19:38     Subject: FCPS - typing?
What do they teach beside fortnight?
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 19:25     Subject: FCPS - typing?
Anonymous wrote:It is beyond ridiculous to not teach typing. Cursive I can see since no one needs it I guess but typing is now essential.


Gee. I bet our kids don't even know what carbon paper is. In fact, I bet lots of you have never used it.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 18:41     Subject: FCPS - typing?
It is beyond ridiculous to not teach typing. Cursive I can see since no one needs it I guess but typing is now essential.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 18:18     Subject: FCPS - typing?
My kids learned typing in preschool
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 17:52     Subject: Re:FCPS - typing?
Pp - this was from 3rd grade on.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 17:51     Subject: Re:FCPS - typing?
Mine routinely get assignments and need to type them in Google docs. No typing class needed.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 17:32     Subject: FCPS - typing?
I had my tweens take a sumner typing class through ACE. My 7th grader is getting a little practice in his STEM Solutions elective class. It is also called computer solutions in some schools. Otherwise there is no instruction.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 17:09     Subject: FCPS - typing?
Anonymous wrote:They don't teach typing in FCPS.


My kids were taught keyboarding in elementary school.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 16:32     Subject: Re:FCPS - typing?
No one teaches typing. You can easily get an app and work on it at home.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 16:20     Subject: FCPS - typing?
They don't teach typing in FCPS.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2018 16:19     Subject: FCPS - typing?
So they don't teach cursive in FCPS and they barely teach handwriting. So I'm wondering when/if they teach typing and start using computers for assignments?