Kids arent learning to type anymore
As the debate around AI and screens in classrooms reaches its peak, basic tech skills are being left behind.
The article discusses the decline in teaching touch typing in schools, with the rise of personal devices and AI technology. A 2024 EdWeek Research Center survey found that only 69 percent of school districts teach keyboarding, and the skill is often relegated to app-based tools. Touch typing, which involves typing without looking at the keyboard, has become a dying art.
Despite concerns about technology's impact on student learning, most children no longer attend computer labs and instead use personal Chromebooks. The article highlights the historical shift from basics, noting that typing classes were already declining by 2004. The decline in teaching touch typing is not a new trend, as it became a commonly used benchmark in schools in the late 1990s.
The article also mentions complaints about students' lack of basic typing skills, such as using keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl C for copy and Ctrl V for paste.
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