My 6th grade teacher (bless you, Connie Corwin, wherever you are) took two weeks to have our entire class learn to touchtype and it was probably the single most consequential thing to happen to me in primary school. Composing papers feels effortless when you can type nearly as fast as you can talk.
Jess CalarcoI wonder if students today would be less likely to lean on AI for writing assignments if schools had made sure they could touch-type (at least 60wpm) before having them submit all their assignments online. 1/🧵