the night before my paper was due. Without typing speed and accuracy, it
would take the student twice as long to write the paper.
Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School
> From: Keith E Gatling <keith@gatling.us>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:18:33 -0500
> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Subject: Is Typing Speed Important Anymore
>
> Think about it. The model of typing from dictation or someone else's
> handwritten first draft is largely dead. Most people are typing "out of
> their heads" for their first drafts anyway, and any editing done by another
> person is done from a draft that is already typed.
>
> We don't test kids for writing speed, so is there a reason to even test them
> for typing speed anymore? Sure, the kid who types faster will be able to get
> their work done faster, but so will the kid who writes faster. Isn't it
> enough to just give kids the basic skill of proper keyboarding without
> having to measure their speed anymore?
> --
>
> keg
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