tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776872181596975599.post453549014709257795..comments2024-01-29T14:03:03.734+01:00Comments on Real Life According to Emma: Typewriter TypesEmma Calinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02661631701340292529noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776872181596975599.post-40479244126552617802011-11-17T15:16:12.165+01:002011-11-17T15:16:12.165+01:00I'm with you. I think it's scary and good ...I'm with you. I think it's scary and good fodder for a dystopian novel how segregated and technology dependent we are. The very last typewriter factory in the world closed! I'm not really surprised, but there's something about that finality that's sad. Do you know that in my Northeast Ohio school district they do not teach the kids how to write in cursive? They think it's a waste of time because everyone uses computers. They also do not drill the multiplication tables into the kids' heads, because everyone has a calculator. Both bid mistakes I think.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.com