Why have you decided to enroll in a keyboarding class?
You should have a well considered answer for this question.
Most students reply that they have enrolled for the purpose
of developing a keying skill that could be applied to their
personal needs.  Personal use keying includes the keying of
personal letters, reports, and the like.  There is evidence
that most students who key their school work receive higher
grades than do students who use handwriting.  The next most
stated reason for having enrolled in a keyboarding class is
the knowledge that most office jobs do require keyboarding.
     There is one certainty--few keyboarders have regretted
the time they spent learning to key data.  Yet, many, many,
people have expressed their regret that they did not take a
keyboarding class when offered the opportunity.  All of the
uses that one may have in later life for a keying skill are
not apparent to the keyboard student who is usually of high
school age.  The teacher, the housewife, the President--all
of these people realize the value of being able to keyboard
on a computer.  A point of possible interest to you is that
once a keyboarding skill is learned, it is never forgotten.