For those as old as me- we learned in grade school on IBM selectric typewriters- then when I learned Basicc it came in handy typing punch cards
It's a shame that there's no standardized typing courses or tests nowadays. It's such a critical skill...
I often compare touch typing (and just typing fast in general) to a chef's knife skills in the kitchen.
You'd be bullied out of a kitchen immediately if you didn't know how to cut/chop properly. Yet when it comes to typing, it's not the case even though folks type on keyboards on their jobs all day long.