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Old 01-30-2010, 07:22 AM   #29 (permalink)
genuinegirly
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Originally Posted by Pearl Trade View Post
Texas lowered high school graduation requirements for technology from needing to take a year of a tech class to not needing a tech class at all. Reason: kids use computers so much and pick up on it so easily that it's not needed to teach them. I agree.
I disagree. Typing should be taught, at minimum. Most people in my generation didn't learn tot type in any orderly format. They may be able to type quickly, but their ergonomics are bad, leading to repetive stress injuries that could have been avoided.
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