I was standing in line today at the grocery store and the lady in front of me and the cashier was talking about education. They were talking about how it’s just not the same as it used to be and I had to agree. My niece was talking about her classes last year and I couldn’t believe it. One of her classes they used computers to create music. Sounds fun, but just how useful is that? She can create her own music but she didn’t know how to take a potato and make mashed potato. She can’t tell time unless it’s a digital watch, but like she said she doesn’t need to know, her cell phone has the time.
The lady in front of me said her 15 year old niece could not write her own name in cursive until she sat her down and showed her how. I remember learning cursive in second grade.
In math we weren’t allowed calculators. We had to use paper and work it out to prove we knew how. It seems like since we have become so dependent on computers we’ve forgotten to teach our children the basics of life. I bet you that 8 out of 10 teenagers in high school today would not be able to feed themselves if it wasn’t for fast food or prepackaged items they can throw in the microwave. Then again, I bet you that 8 out of 10 parents with children are in the same boat. This is starting to branch out into so many different rants that I’m having to stop myself. Don’t worry though, I will take these branches and do more posts before I’m done. lol

The bottom line, we need to put education back in the schools. Go back to the basics and make sure the kids today are actually ready to function when they graduate.