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With regard to schoolsSchools are required to teach hand writing, as for using devices the school I work at use chromebooks, so they have keyboards, but the world does still use normal keyboards etc, in many cases, so basic keyboard skills are still essential, even when many are using phones / tablets etc.
Paul On 15/08/2024 09:46, Brad Rogers wrote:
On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:11:23 +0100 Eion MacDonald <maceion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hello Eion,Apart from failing eyesight causing miskeying from time to time. Not being a 'touch typist' , one of the things I think should be taughtIf I've caused offence, Eoin, I apologise. That was not my intent. I was simply pointing out that it happens, I was not trying to blame anyone. I constantly misspell things; hte instead of the marraige instead of marriage liek intstead of like The list goes on. As for typing being taught in schools, I tend to agree. It probably should be. Mind you, schools seem to rely almost solely on handouts these days, and as a result, many people's handwriting is not very legible due to the lack of practise(1). But that's another rant. (1) I'm a fine one to talk; my penmanship is truly awful.
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