never once in all her years of being in classrooms with computers...has there been any opportunity to learn to type...I'm agog we don't invest in such a basic s

never once in all her years of being in classrooms with computers...has there been any opportunity to learn to type...I'm agog we don't invest in such a basic skill in our schools. I know typing used to be taught in typing classes at school, but, these days, is there really a need for that? Typing-tutors can be downloaded or used online (e.g. http://www.typing.com http://www.typing.com or, as mentioned by a commenter above, http://www.typingclub.com http://www.typingclub.com ) to develop typing skills on one's own time -- students just need to be encouraged/mandated to use them. Perhaps students should spend a few minutes in class trying them out to get exposed to them and then told that they'll need to demonstrate a certain basic proficiency by the end of the week -- I think some sites can save results for entire classes, schools, etc., so a teacher could just login and check results that way with a few in-class spot-checks to make sure students don't outsource the work to a ringer. The programs are already gamified, but you could add a bit more on top by doing competitions for a prize or certificate or something. And you could do things like this over the course of the year to make sure people are keeping their skills up. (Of course, if students don't have access to computers, then perhaps there should be a lab in school to give kids access, but, again, the programs can be run by the kids themselves during their free time or after school, etc.).