I think that things have gotten a lot more relaxed, even within the time period that my kids have been in school. At first, formatting requirements for paper documents were simply applied to computer documents, and word processing was considered to be a preparation for college or the workforce.
I remember grumbling: "Why are they wasting their time learning skills that will be obsolete by the time they reach college?"
Even outside of school, word processing has gotten less important. The main "word processor" today is the e-mail program. Remaining uses for word processing include documents that nobody will ever read, and documents where there is a mandatory template, such as work instructions.
I remember grumbling: "Why are they wasting their time learning skills that will be obsolete by the time they reach college?"
Even outside of school, word processing has gotten less important. The main "word processor" today is the e-mail program. Remaining uses for word processing include documents that nobody will ever read, and documents where there is a mandatory template, such as work instructions.