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[-] daannii@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

They don't teach typing anymore. Which is like. Makes zero sense.

I see college kids typing out essays with two index fingers.

No one learns typing unless forced. It's super boring.

They need to make it mandatory in public schools. Or future generations will be unable to type properly.

I learned it back in like 8th grade or something.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago

When I was a kid they taught us how to type in school. But they taught everybody how to type wrong: with your hands parallel to each other, instead of wrists straight. I nearly got carpal tunnel syndrome and had to learn how to type a second time!

[-] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Split keyboards for the win! Mine and my wife's Microsoft Natural Keyboard 4000 is the epitome of "perfect keyboard". We both dread the day they die since they're no longer available.

[-] amgine@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

We were taught the same. With a paper over our hands so we couldn’t cheat. My hands naturally moved off home row because it felt awkward to have my wrists bent. I hate the “natural” keyboards but my hands rest like they’re designed

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

I learned to keep my hands like that thanks to a really weird looking A4Tech ergonomic keyboard, then I realized I could just keep my wrists like that on any keyboard.

[-] daannii@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I used to have one of those ergonomic keyboards at my last job. Took a week probably to get fully used to (I typed all day). But I recall liking it.

I have small hands but even I feel like most keyboards are cramped. Especially laptop ones.

the egonomic one felt more open and relaxed. But it was wonky to use at first.

Was something like this one.

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

8th grade? I had typing lessons in 4th!

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Really depends on your age. I self-taught with my mom's typewriter when I was like 8 or 9 and then wasn't officially taught until 8th grade when computers became more commonplace in schools. Then I had to relearn when I went to school for transcription in my 20s because apparently my 8th grade teacher did a bad job.

Love typing though, my first video game was a typing game on a floppy disk on our windows 97.

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

That's actually so cool. I'm just a bit too young to have done so, but I would have loved to have learned on a typewriter. I've only ever touched one as a fun relic of the past, never for actual use.

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