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Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills (www.techspot.com)
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[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We’re not even teaching them cursive anymore and they still can’t type? What are they doing in schools?

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Gen alpha is learning cursive. Gen z is all highschool and college now.

-worked in a k-8 tutoring program for 2 years.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I thought Gen Alpha was very explicitly NOT learning cursive.

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

My gen alpha kids got it in 3rd grade. Or rather one did and one is about to.

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago

Idk what to tell you. This is also a public school, and not a private school.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good to know because the gen zer at work said she never learned it. So it may be up to each school district.

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

I'm also gen z and I learned it. I'm also 24.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago

As a Gen Z - cursive is very much still taught in first grade, and not like you can forget it either because most school assignments are required in paper form, same for lecture notes. You're not writing this much and this fast without cursive.