My dad always said “Only secretaries use keyboards.” But then he made me take typing in 1968 and bought me a Smith Corona typewriter for college.
These days I don’t think typing speed is as critical as in the as the old days when you had “typing pools.” Young people today would be better served learning the difference between “loose” and “lose.” The crappy “whole word” system has resulted in two generations of near-illiterates. What’s the point of typing an incomprehensible word salad 10% faster?
My dad always said that he wished he knew how to type after the first few days of basic training with the Marines in 1942. Instead of raising his hand when the drill sgt. asked for any men who could type, He raised his hand when he asked for truck drivers... Most of the guys who could type, didn't have to island hop.