When I was in school, typing classes were mandatory.
Yes, typing. On an actual
manual typewriter (adding a Wiki link, because I suspect many of you have never even seen one) Home computers were extremely rare at the time. And looking away from the keyboard was expected. If you looked at your fingers, you would get marked down.
When I got to high school, they actually had electric typewriters, which were a bit like the Ferrari's of the typewriters. Nice because you didn't have to hit the keys as hard. Manual typewriters ensured that you had strong pinkie fingers!
So I can type quite well, and I'm glad for the classes.