"Keyboarding is a critical literacy skill needed by every student in Utah's classrooms." -- Patti Harrington, former Utah State Superintendent of Public Schools
"People who used to find 'hunt and peck' keyboarding sufficient realize that it doesn’t make much sense to have a computer with lightning speed if the information inputted into the machine trickles in like molasses in January." -- Sandberg-Diment, 1984
"Computers reach every aspect of our lives -- at home, in the classroom, and at work... so we're sending our students out into the world armed with pencils? Doesn't today's productivity now require excellent keyboarding skills?" -- Patti Harrington, former Utah State Superintendent of Public Schools
"Many people who always thought typing was an overrated skill will find themselves slightly behind in the Digital Age since learning to use a keyboard is still probably the most important way of interacting with a computer." -- Williams, Sawyer, and Hutchinson, Using Information Technology, A Practical Introduction to Computers and Communications
"We cannot create an educational environment that demands keyboarding skill and not teach keyboarding to our students." -- Patti Harrington, former Utah State Superintendent of Public Schools