By: Grant Cabay
Everyone needs to type, whether they are doing a project, or typing a report for a job. An important question to ask is “is it more important to spend time learning to type correctly, or is it more important to let students learn how to type by themselves?” Well, in my opinion, it is much more important to teach students to learn how to type correctly because it saves tons of time, and it can help improve both your posture and health.
Learning to type correctly saves a lot of time because we spend so much time typing. As one website states, “when you are tasked with typing up a report, or even when you have to send an email, if you can do so quickly while remaining accurate, you could end up saving a lot of time” (Stop Pecking at Your Keyboard: The Many Benefits of Learning How to Type Fast and Accurately). Being able to type quickly and accurately is a benefit of learning to type correctly, and with these benefits comes time saving. Learning to type with four fingers on the keyboard and your pointer finger on the F and J key can give you less work time, and more free time.
Another reason to learn to type correctly is the fact that it improves your posture and reduces injuries. Believe it or not, when you are bending down typing at your keyboard for a long period of time, it can cause spinal injuries after a long period of time. Learning to type correctly can reduce this risk. One article writes, “Being able to type correctly is good for your posture as you’re not sitting down for a long time while hunched over and looking down at the keyboard or fixing mistakes” (6 Benefits of Learning How to Type Quickly and Accurately). As you can see, reducing the time it takes to type can actually help keep you healthy.
For both of these reasons and many others, you should learn to type correctly. There are many sites that can help you with muscle memory, speed, and accuracy, but my personal favorite is Typing Club. Learning to do this will help you with saving time and keeping you healthy, so you should learn to type correctly!