Cheating made me the above average typist I am today. You see, around 1995 our class had transitioned to 286 computers and the instructor wasn't that familar w

Cheating made me the above average typist I am today. You see, around 1995 our class had transitioned to 286 computers and the instructor wasn't that familar with the software. The student next to me and I figured out that if you hit the [ESC] key just before ending each days mandatory typing test, you could take the test again - something we did when we knew we had made a mistake. We worked harder than anyone else to get perfect scores each day because we found a way to hack the system. We typed and practiced more, but we felt we cracked the code. She ended the class around 80 WPM, and I finished 2nd place at ~75WPM. Other students would possible get a light tap of the ruler on their hand if they were looking at their hands (yes, in 1995!) and for serious repeat offenders not committed to learning touch typing a cardboard box showed up and was placed over the keyboard, so you couldn't see you hands. Typing (good enough) has been a serious life skill, easily in top 10 skills I developed in high school - possibly top 5.