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EPISODE · Dec 4, 2025 · 52 MIN

Should primary schools have a stronger focus on teaching typing skills?

from The Conversation Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A recent study has exposed a gap in the amount of time allocated to teaching primary school students how to type and in this edition of The Conversation Hour we discuss why learning to type still matters and what is best practice in teaching it. Also in this edition, the danger posed by potholes to Victoria's motorcycle community, the extraordinary lengths one man has gone to raise awareness of the destruction of our natural habitat our mental health. Plus, why we still love Lady Gaga.

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