Posted by Michael Soldan on May 08, 2016 at 07:50:38 from (208.96.91.45):
I read Larry's experience with a young person at the auction food booth. Larry and I and most of you grew up in a different environment. I had to learn multiplication tables,Math facts, Grammar and Geography,cursive writing and Spelling. My 13 year old granddaughter couldn't sign a bond her Nanny gave her, she doesn't write in cursive. I spouted off and my son who is a high school teacher gave me some pretty good explanations. These kids live in an electronic age where information of any kind is instant and available. They are capable of skills with computers and iPads that I couldn't begin to duplicate,not evern with a manual. They can get a flash crowd instantly,find any info instantly and spread it in a heartbeat. I told my son that my signature in cursive was my bond to any deal,bank,credit card,document or legal matter..he looked at me and said her "Password" does all that, she doesn't need to sign for any of that. I think teenagers today are just as smart, just as capable as in any generation but their media is different than in our day..why memorize the Periodic Table when you can have it in you hands in a nanosecond ? Mathematical situations are calculated in a nanosecond..no need to learn multiplication tables...its just a different world than what we grew up in ! When I'm working a job some of the young guys will be looking at ordering some material and I'll figure it out in my head and tell them how many board feet, they get out their I Phone and check..how'd you do it?? It doesn't matter how its done. Todays young people are far more capable that our generation, using a different Media. Once in Ontario students had to pass a grade 8 Departmental Math exam from the Government, I looked at the 1948 exam and I couldn't answer half of it. Yes its a different age where information is instantaneous at your finger tips..thats one of the differences!
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