I'm one of those weird characters who took typing in high school.
Say what you will about it, but I've seen a lot of guys who didn't, get stuck sending messages and retrieving data from computers.
They probably wish they had taken typing.
I learned to type on keyboards that had no number one.
I learned to type on keyboards that had no electrical contacts.
Yes, in those days it was 'ell' without a 'one'...