Kids these days aren't being taught how to write in cursive, count change/money, how to tell time or how to use a phone that is not a cell phone. Thankfully I made sure mine all did (my kids are grown though, so different time). My son's step kids (elementary school age) aren't being taught in school how to write in cursive, I told him they will have to teach them at home then.
In some respects I agree but not all. Where liberal areas dropped important subjects, others kept them going or parents stepped in and pucked up the slack. I also know parents with wierd logic who reasoned that “it was so difficult for me, let’s make it easier on them”
Thing is though, the West wasn’t won or pioneering conquered by life being easy. Easy makes the brain turn to mush they have now.
I learned cursive but it still looks like a 2nd grader. What went wrong? My friend was freaking yesterday because she washed the bedroom remote by accident and I was like “listen to music.” She said “oh wow, that would be really nice.” LOL were kind of doomed though. I know people who don’t know how to address an envelope. It’s funny because when I was a kid, my mom would have us do “school” when we were on vacation to learn random things. We loved it. I think kids should be homeschooled now. That was one of my most fond memories-having off from school and learning how to sew on a button or cook or write letters etc.
I remember my mom always making us di homework over the summer to keep our minds working and growing. (She wasn’t the best mom, but I’ll give credit where it’s due.). She sid try to teach me canning and sewing but her teaching style was so overboard I couldn’t learn from her but did in school and from ly Grama. I spend nearly half of the years of k-3rd grades home severely sick with asthma, bronchitis, laryngitis, tonsilitis, pneumonia, colds and flues. I was literally allergic to everything in my horribly unclean environment too. But my mom always went to the school, brought home all my missed assignments and made me work on at home so I didn’t fall behind. I’m not the smartest cookie but I graduated with a 3.0 (never got through algebra or chemistry stuff though.
Kids these days aren't being taught how to write in cursive, count change/money, how to tell time or how to use a phone that is not a cell phone. Thankfully I made sure mine all did (my kids are grown though, so different time). My son's step kids (elementary school age) aren't being taught in school how to write in cursive, I told him they will have to teach them at home then.
The current generation is a product of the previous one.
In some respects I agree but not all. Where liberal areas dropped important subjects, others kept them going or parents stepped in and pucked up the slack. I also know parents with wierd logic who reasoned that “it was so difficult for me, let’s make it easier on them” Thing is though, the West wasn’t won or pioneering conquered by life being easy. Easy makes the brain turn to mush they have now.
How is kids education and what they aren’t being taught that’s so important ‘off topic’ ??
Did you see the Cursive instructions part? That part is relevant.
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I learned cursive but it still looks like a 2nd grader. What went wrong? My friend was freaking yesterday because she washed the bedroom remote by accident and I was like “listen to music.” She said “oh wow, that would be really nice.” LOL were kind of doomed though. I know people who don’t know how to address an envelope. It’s funny because when I was a kid, my mom would have us do “school” when we were on vacation to learn random things. We loved it. I think kids should be homeschooled now. That was one of my most fond memories-having off from school and learning how to sew on a button or cook or write letters etc.
I remember my mom always making us di homework over the summer to keep our minds working and growing. (She wasn’t the best mom, but I’ll give credit where it’s due.). She sid try to teach me canning and sewing but her teaching style was so overboard I couldn’t learn from her but did in school and from ly Grama. I spend nearly half of the years of k-3rd grades home severely sick with asthma, bronchitis, laryngitis, tonsilitis, pneumonia, colds and flues. I was literally allergic to everything in my horribly unclean environment too. But my mom always went to the school, brought home all my missed assignments and made me work on at home so I didn’t fall behind. I’m not the smartest cookie but I graduated with a 3.0 (never got through algebra or chemistry stuff though.