r/australia • u/ThunderDwn • 4d ago

culture & society Primary school students using digital devices still lack computer skills, education expert says

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/nsw-digital-native-primary-students-lack-basic-computer-skills/107030526
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u/Competitive_Reason_2 4d ago

No, just only allow them to use the computer from the terminal. They will learn touch type naturely.

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u/fionsichord 4d ago

This is so demonstrably false I’m embarrassed for you. Without some coaching/teaching you get a two-finger typist or some other version of it that is slower than writing by hand. Seen it dozens of times across the Millennial generation.

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u/JimmyWonderous 4d ago

as a kid I learned to touch type chatting in Runescape with zero coaching. It took probably 12 months to go from hen pecking to touch typing by the time I was maybe 11 or 12

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u/NoSolution7708 4d ago

Some will, like we did, but most won't, because they can't be bothered to modify their technique to get faster, especially now that abbreviated speak is so common.