We had two full semesters, 5 days a week -- one in seventh grade and one in eight grade, on manual typewriters. What never made sense to me is that my friends

We had two full semesters, 5 days a week -- one in seventh grade and one in eight grade, on manual typewriters. What never made sense to me is that my friends who were also into computer programming totally slacked off in the class. Come on guys, you plan on typing for a living, and you have to be here 45 minutes a day anyway; why not just take advantage of the opportunity?