-=> Gamgee wrote to August Abolins <=-

 Ga> Agreed.  I'm old enough to have learned cursive writing in school.  I
 Ga> will have to say that I have *VERY* rarely ever wanted/needed to use
 Ga> it, though.  Other than signatures of course.  I'm kinda on the fence
 Ga> on whether it's worth taking all that time to teach a kid how to do it.
 Ga> Would that class time be better spent on teaching them how to balance a
 Ga> checkbook/debit account, do basic income tax preparation, basic cooking
 Ga> skills, etc etc...?  I never took it as a kid, but I remember some kind
 Ga> of elective course called "home economics" being offered.  Seems like
 Ga> kids today don't know much about how to actually operate in the real
 Ga> world.

I took both personal finance and home ec in middle and high school as well 
as having parents who care enough to teach me at home.  My mother taught me 
how to cook and bake; read a recipe as well as how to double, triple, and 
halve a recipe; sew and mend; and many other sundry skills.  My stepfather 
taught me about "shadetree mechanics" as well as keeping a toolkit in your 
vehicle to help yourself or others in a tight spot.

Kids these days are absolutely clueless and obtuse through no fault of their 
own (well, the desire to learn is not there so perhaps a smidgen of blame).  
It's pitiful and frightening to realize these are the future of 
civilization in 20-30 years.

-- Sean

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