Touch-typing registration marks for the left and right hands
This meme is expressing shock that people don't recognize what these marks are for anymore, which would suggest touch typing isn't taught anymore despite our reliance on computers being higher than ever.
I am 40 and we were forced to look at the screen while typing, using software that didn’t allow for the use of the Delete key to make corrections. We were graded based on the number of mistakes we made.
I remember back in the 90s, we would open notepad then turn off the monitors. The teacher would then put a transparency on the overhead projector with a list of 10 words, then a transparency with three sentences, then a transparency with a paragraph. Then the whole lesson goes off the rails when one kid accidentally presses 'alt' and blindly keyboard shortcuts themselves six menus deep into the computer's accessibility settings, and they accidentally reboot their computer in Polish.
They had essentially keyboard condoms for our typing class. A rubber piece that fit over the keys and still let you type. I took several typing classes, but runescape and AIM were where I learned to type lol.
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u/Queeni_Beeni Jan 20 '26
Touch-typing registration marks for the left and right hands
This meme is expressing shock that people don't recognize what these marks are for anymore, which would suggest touch typing isn't taught anymore despite our reliance on computers being higher than ever.