# Typing for Students
**URL:** https://community.typesy.com/t/typing-for-students/4145
**Category:** Teaching with Typesy
**Created:** [May 27, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/typing-for-students/4145 "2020-05-27T05:55:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@fionnparks](https://community.typesy.com/u/fionnparks)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/typing-for-students/4145/1 "2020-05-27T05:55:14Z")
Is typing a requirement for students?
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### Author:  [@Lyka\_Remeticado](https://community.typesy.com/u/Lyka_Remeticado)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/typing-for-students/4145/2 "2020-05-27T08:14:47Z")
Hi,
Learning to type in their spare time can greatly help students in this ever growing technological world. In order to showcase the importance of touch typing, Typesy has created a blog that highlights the benefits of improving typing skills (speed and accuracy). We encourage you to check it out!
> **[How Typesy Helps Schools in Teaching Keyboarding Skills](https://www.typesy.com/how-typesy-helps-schools-in-teaching-keyboarding-skills/)**
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> Typesy is an amazing program that not only teaches students to type but also teaches students as they learn to type. Today’s students and classrooms are held to rigorous standards. Standardized testing has become a way for states to hold the school...
Best Regards,
Lyka Remeticado
Community Associate at Typesy
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### Author:  [@Alex](https://community.typesy.com/u/Alex)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/typing-for-students/4145/3 "2020-05-27T18:13:14Z")
Hello, @fionnparks!
In most schools across America, the answer is yes because keyboarding skills have their own set of common core standards. As they lay out, keyboarding is deemed an essential skill. Many states have converted from paper- to computer-based tests, meaning students must have a solid foundation of keyboard learning in order for test scores not to skew. As the world continues to rely more heavily on technology, the ability to type has become a necessary skill for any and all entering the 21st-century workforce.
Regards,
Alex (The Reimagined Classroom Teacher)