[poll] do you know how to type?

by Guest Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:52 am

the keyboard has become an integral part of our lives. yet it puzzles me that they do not teach you typing: neither in school nor in college. i wonder if learning typing has become redundant.

by truthbetold Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:07 am

Most kids in us schools have opporttunity to learn typing. Yes. It is redundant as kids are superfast with their smartphones.[justify]

by Guest Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:34 am

truthbetold wrote:Most kids in us schools have opporttunity to learn typing.

oh wow! no wonder all my friends in college (in the US) knew how to type their essays. bewildering why india does not have this option in schools.

by Guest Sat Jun 08, 2013 3:41 pm

no, i did not learn typing but can type using both hands, using my style, pretty fast and without looking at the keyboard... and YET manage to make numerous typos.

EDIT: actually, I did not formally learn to type, but my mom's office always had a typewriter, and I would play on it for fun. And her assistant (whose story I wrote once), taught me the early basics of it, like how to place the fingers where. I didn't seriously learn it then, but later used that information from memory.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:06 pm

my dad made me learn typing. at one point he was concerned that the way things were aligned against us kids as forward caste kids, we wouldn't make it to professional colleges and would only be able to pursue clerical careers. in his mind getting formal typing lessons was his way of preparing us for it.

by Rishi Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:17 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:my dad made me learn typing. at one point he was concerned that the way things were aligned against us kids as forward caste kids, we wouldn't make it to professional colleges and would only be able to pursue clerical careers. in his mind getting formal typing lessons was his way of preparing us for it.

Your father who was a doctor did that?

I am beginning to believe in fate. One may start out to be a brilliant student. But if he or she ends up with friends who goof off then they are bound to be influenced and may end up messing up their lives.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:20 pm

Rishi wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:my dad made me learn typing. at one point he was concerned that the way things were aligned against us kids as forward caste kids, we wouldn't make it to professional colleges and would only be able to pursue clerical careers. in his mind getting formal typing lessons was his way of preparing us for it.
Your father who was a doctor did that?

yes.

by Rishi Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:24 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
Rishi wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:my dad made me learn typing. at one point he was concerned that the way things were aligned against us kids as forward caste kids, we wouldn't make it to professional colleges and would only be able to pursue clerical careers. in his mind getting formal typing lessons was his way of preparing us for it.
Your father who was a doctor did that?

yes.

If he was afraid for your future, he could have trained you as a medical technician. They make more money than typists.

by pravalika nanda Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:40 pm

Rishi wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
Rishi wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:my dad made me learn typing. at one point he was concerned that the way things were aligned against us kids as forward caste kids, we wouldn't make it to professional colleges and would only be able to pursue clerical careers. in his mind getting formal typing lessons was his way of preparing us for it.
Your father who was a doctor did that?

yes.

If he was afraid for your future, he could have trained you as a medical technician. They make more money than typists.

## if I remember correctly, max had mentioned his dad was an anesthesiologist. why didn't he teach max to do cpr and chest compressions and use an ambu bag? max could've stayed back in india and worked with several hospitals to devise a network of ambulance routes and methods of triage for all these people suffering in india from manmade and natural calamities. he missed an opportunity to give back to his country in a meaningful way.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:52 pm

nanda -- i had no interest in doing anything connected to healthcare or medicine. the pathetic way i was taught biology in high school killed any interest i may have had in the subject. and i had no grand notions of patriotism either.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:04 pm

I sent my wifey for typing class in US...i read he first week class note abt key mapping.

now i type faster than her and use some 6 or 7 fingers. i still look at kbd, which are all antiques and act on their own (there is THE reason for my errors and mishteeks).

by goodcitizn Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:06 am

I learned to type formally in highschool. But the speedy way my niece texts using two thumbs leaves me gasping for air!

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:10 am

goodcitizn wrote:I learned to type formally in highschool. But the speedy way my niece texts using two thumbs leaves me gasping for air!

ask her to be careful or she won't be texting for long.

http://ergonomics.about.com/od/De-Quervains_Syndrome/a/What_Is_Texting_Thumb.htm

by Guest Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:14 am

The moment I get into arguing with my teen over texts, my head starts spinning. So eventually I have to tell her to stop bothering me.

by goodcitizn Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:18 am

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:I learned to type formally in highschool. But the speedy way my niece texts using two thumbs leaves me gasping for air!

ask her to be careful or she won't be texting for long.

[url=http://ergonomics.about.com/od/De-Quervains_Syndrome/a/What_Is_Texting_Thumb.htm

http://ergonomics.about.com/od/De-Quervains_Syndrome/a/What_Is_Texting_Thumb.htm[/quote[/url]]

Thanks. Just emailed her the link. She predictably might give me two thumbs down for it!

by Kris Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:19 pm

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:the keyboard has become an integral part of our lives. yet it puzzles me that they do not teach you typing: neither in school nor in college. i wonder if learning typing has become redundant.

>>>>Never learned to type formally. I type with two fingers and over the years have become pretty good at it. I normally type the text out really fast and go back and make the corrections. Come to think of it, this is a metaphor for my life Smile

. At work, when I had an Admin Assistant who handled all the communications, I would dictate out into a tape and she would took care of it. This also had the added benefit of being able to do this while I was driving. Fast forward a few years, surfing the net and posting messages in a rather prolific manner had the side benefit of improving my typing. I like the voice -activated typing apps, but haven't used this much yet since I don't mind typing all that much anymore.

by Guest Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:36 pm

Kris wrote:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:the keyboard has become an integral part of our lives. yet it puzzles me that they do not teach you typing: neither in school nor in college. i wonder if learning typing has become redundant.

>>>>Never learned to type formally. I type with two fingers and over the years have become pretty good at it. I normally type the text out really fast and go back and make the corrections. Come to think of it, this is a metaphor for my life . At work, when I had an Admin Assistant who handled all the communications, I would dictate out into a tape and she would took care of it. This also had the added benefit of being able to do this while I was driving. Fast forward a few years, surfing the net and posting messages in a rather prolific manner had the side benefit of improving my typing. I like the voice -activated typing apps, but haven't used this much yet since I don't mind typing all that much anymore.

LOL!

max: ure texting with 2 thumbs article will become an urban legend. i used to phone text with one thum (while using the other hand to carry the set) but now i will try texting with two thums. like gc says, thums up!

by Captain Bhankas Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:52 am

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:my dad made me learn typing. at one point he was concerned that the way things were aligned against us kids as forward caste kids, we wouldn't make it to professional colleges and would only be able to pursue clerical careers. in his mind getting formal typing lessons was his way of preparing us for it.

hahaha. this reminfs me of a well0meaning person who advised me to pursue typing or ITI (welging, electricial work) after i scored good marks in std 10th.

to the original poster 0 this post was made by looking at only the screen and not the keyboard and not trying to edit the work once typies.

by Guest Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:06 am

Captain Bhankas wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:my dad made me learn typing. at one point he was concerned that the way things were aligned against us kids as forward caste kids, we wouldn't make it to professional colleges and would only be able to pursue clerical careers. in his mind getting formal typing lessons was his way of preparing us for it.

hahaha. this reminfs me of a well0meaning person who advised me to pursue typing or ITI (welging, electricial work) after i scored good marks in std 10th.

to the original poster 0 this post was made by looking at only the screen and not the keyboard and not trying to edit the work once typies.

by Impedimenta Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:35 am

i was born with the skill, i was told:-) that is why my mom put me in dance class:-) she got scared.

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