Cheaper by the Dozen Part 2

Cheaper by the Dozen~Frank B, Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
I read from page 22 to page 52

This week they told about how their dad taught them to do the touch system for typing and how to multiply really fast in their head.  Ernestine was the fastest at typing and their dad wanted to take her to a typing competition, but their mom wouldn't let him.  He taught them by giving all of the children a typing chart with the fingers on.  They then put colored chalk on their fingers and the paper keyboard to represent which finger went on which keys.  Then, once they learned the order of the keys and things they would be able to type of the brand new typewriter that dad had just bought.  The person who could type the fastest at the end of the two weeks that they had to learn the fingerings and things, would get the typewriter.  Martha was the fastest at multiplying in her head and dad wanted to take her to a competition and their mom let him. He taught them to multiply two digit numbers in their head at the dinner table one night.  They had to memorize the squares of all of the numbers up to twenty.  It took a couple of months, but eventually they got the hang of it and so did the littlest child.  Their three year old son was able to multiply in his head pretty fast as well.

Question:  I wonder how they all took turns using the typewriter because there were so many of them that were trying to practice their typing, and only one typewriter.

Prediction:  I predict from the title of the next chapter that some of the kids got to skip grades because they were so smart.  The title of the next chapter is "Skipping Through School."

Connection:  I am going to connect to the part in the book about learning to type.  We use a system in our school called Ultra Key.  On the key board on the screen they have all of the keys color coated by what finger goes on them.  We used that system in third, fourth, and fifth grade to learn to type fairly fast and accurately.  That is sort of similar to what they used to type on the typewriter.

Key Question:  There is no Key Question this week!!!  :} :} :} :} :} :}