Don't ask why, but I was watching a V*ush vid and he was seriously looking down at the keyboard while typing. I was shocked that someone his age couldn't type on a keyboard without looking at it. I get that boomer types don't know how to type, but younger people? Wtf

    • crime [she/her, any]
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      3 years ago

      I teach high school and have for years and I’ve never had a single kid that knows how to type.

      if the years are 10±5, surely you must've had some kids come through the Runescape school of typing, no? I can't be the only one who learned to touch-type as a 9-year-old spamming "red:wave: selling lobbies 400" in the Varrock bank

      • PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        A few did take classes in school but most have not. They also tend to be very computer illiterate, although it's an extremely high poverty area which reduces the chance of growing up with access to a computer.

        Still, though. It's like at some point the school system was like "Hey these kids are digital natives! Why are we wasting money on technology classes." They're all about college and career readiness, but you know what's a useful skill? Being able to type and use a computer.