But does touch typing really require teaching? I learned to touch type just by typing. Gained my muscle memory naturally during regular usage.
I will say I hated being told to use home row in school, think that was only in one class though. Luckily the teacher only ever walked around every now and then. My hands were too big for home row placement.
This was slightly less than 2 decades ago, so computers were only in the computer lab and a few computer classes. This was mid aughts.
Touch typing does in fact require teaching. In the UK alone, only 20% of people can touch type fluently (https://touchtypeit.co.uk/just-how-many-people-can-touch-type). In the US, I saw a stat somewhere that was even lower at 10%, but I can’t find it again. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s accurate though.
But does touch typing really require teaching? I learned to touch type just by typing. Gained my muscle memory naturally during regular usage.
I will say I hated being told to use home row in school, think that was only in one class though. Luckily the teacher only ever walked around every now and then. My hands were too big for home row placement.
This was slightly less than 2 decades ago, so computers were only in the computer lab and a few computer classes. This was mid aughts.
Touch typing does in fact require teaching. In the UK alone, only 20% of people can touch type fluently (https://touchtypeit.co.uk/just-how-many-people-can-touch-type). In the US, I saw a stat somewhere that was even lower at 10%, but I can’t find it again. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s accurate though.