Hi Tom.
Thanks for the clarrification, though i will say I've also been surprised
how many university students, who write essays, reports and other material
on computer regularly still do not have the necessary skills. Indeed a
friend of mine went through university, got a degree in geography followed
by a pgce (a post graduate certificate of education), and now works as a
teacher in a very good school yet she still types essentially with her two
index fingers simply because it never really occurred to her to take the
time to learn the propper fingering even though it would speed up what she
was doing.
Obviously, as you said, anyone working in anything remotely secretarial will
have to learn typing as a necessity, I was just surprised how many people
(even those who you would expect to learn it), don't, and this is likely why
the touch screen has become so popular sinse for those people it really
isn't that different from what they're doing already, ---- indeed slightly
better being that they can just look at the one screen and don't have to
look at where they're placing their fingers on a separate peace of
equipment.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] xbox accessibility?
Hi Tim,
A word if I might. I think this is a case in point where you and Dark
are both right. As both of you have raised very valid points, but are
on the verge of insulting each other over what are essentially two
differing viewpoints that are equally valid in some cases.
Yes, it is true that here in the States that anyone seeking an office
job etc would have troubles finding work if they aren't a decent
typist. However, that assumes someone is attempting to be employed in
an office setting and need to use a computer for his or her
employment. As you also know there are many jobs that do not involve
regular use of a computer such as a fast food worker flipping burgers
at a hamburger restaurant or perhaps someone working at some
manufacturing job. In such cases the person may or may not have decent
typing skills. As a result what Dark says makes sense.
As it so happens I have observed many times the very tendency Dark
mentions. I have met my fair share of sighted people who sit and peck
at their keyboard rather than actually typing. They use their pointer
finger and search around letter by letter and peck at the keys one by
one to type which is obviously extremely slow and inefficient. Be that
as it may for them using a touchscreen and touch typing probably isn't
any less efficient since they in all likely hood never learned to
properly type on a computer at school, college, or wherever they got
their education.
My point being is your point seems to be based on jobs solely in the
office type environment where typing skills are mandatory, but ignores
the millions of workers who have never needed to learn to type who are
employed in factories, restaurants, etc. Those people who don't know
how to type do exactly what Dark says and point and peck at their
keyboards or their phones to type messages because they have never
learned any different.
Cheers!
On 4/1/15, tim <[email protected]> wrote:
Well guess your type of education is a lot different then ours in the
states, because if you can't type you don't go far in most jobs. Yes,
I do know a lot of sighted people the world is full of them if you
haven't noticed, but I don't make assumptions about them or act like
they are beneath my education. but you degrade any that has a opinion
that is different or not as yours.
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