Yeah, I can type somewhere between 75 & 90 wpm, but not if I'm thinking
:)
As I chuckle to myself wondering if I should toss out the phrase tru dat
and my typing just dropped to 5 wpm!!
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From: Keith E Gatling [mailto:keith@gatling.us]=20
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 1:18 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Is Typing Speed Important Anymore
While 60wpm is wonderful (I can do 75), is it really necessary for
everyone?
30wpm seems reasonable enough to me. And really, as you think about it,
as I'm writing this missive, I'm probably not anywhere near even 60wpm
because I'm stopping to get my thoughts together, stopping to sneeze,
pausing to talk to a student, etc. In real life, probably no one types
under the conditions of a typing test. No one types a straight set
without stopping within a set time limit. There's a lot of starting and
stopping of the kind I just mentioned.
And all that starting and stopping is the reason why I (knock on wood)
haven't gotten Carpal Tunnel. I type a little, lean back with my hands
behind my head for a minute to think about what I wrote, maybe go back
to recast that sentence, go back to typing, and so on. I never type a
whole page non-stop.
Yeah, I'm thinking that 30wpm is respectable, and 60+ is Olympic.
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keg
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Keith E Gatling
Email: keith@gatling.us
Blog: http://wordfromg.blogspot.com
Website: http://www.gatling.us/keith
The fact that I'm open-minded doesn't mean that I have to agree with
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