I totally agree. I took one typing class in high school for a quarter or so. It taught me the general idea, but I still looked at my hands and did a lot of hunting and pecking, just with more than two fingers.

It was when I started college my freshman year and started to spend a lot of time on AIM talking to old high school friends that I really learned to touch type. There's nothing like having to keep up in a conversation to make you type more quickly.

Seriously, just putting your hands on the keyboard correctly and then continuing with a hunt and peck method, if you're typing a lot for your job, will certainly lead to being a good typist within a few months. It doesn't even take conscious effort.

My high school insisted that everyone take a typing class - it made sense, rural Texas schools were finally realizing that computers might be important at some point.

I'd been dicking around with computers for about four years at this point, so I asked them if I could come in and take a typing test to be exempt. They sat and watched me type, and didn't even bother looking at my WPM before they let me skip the class.

I don't really know how you can use a computer on a daily basis, and not learn to type quickly. It's like driving a stick shift for years, and still glancing down at the knob to see where 2nd gear is.