I started computer classes in the 5th grade and had one each year through middle school. So, that would be 2000–2003. We used a typing program in which you progressed through individual lessons (that got harder as you went), including practice sessions and such, and then there was a “test” at the end that determined whether you had to go through the lesson again or not. Once you got over a certain wpm (I don’t remember what the requirements were), you could go on to the next lesson. Although the programs couldn’t tell if you were typing correctly, our teachers did not allow the “hunt and peck” method. The first few lessons were designed to teach correct finger placement, etc.
I’d also like to point out that this was in South Carolina, where schools aren’t so hot, but we were still required to learn how to type.
I didn’t learn things like hot keys until I took computer classes in high school. These didn’t teach typing, of course, but they taught things like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc. I even took a class where we learned to use Photoshop and do some amateur web design, but that was an optional class. I had a computer at home and, because I was a loser introvert, I spent a lot of time on it, so my skills are pretty damn fine tuned at this point. I took a couple more computer classes in college, but since no one writes research papers anymore, I did it all electronically.
All of that sure came in handy, because I wouldn’t have gotten this job without being able to type over 60 wpm. I’m way faster than that, though. :)