random poll

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Super busy. Am suddenly curious about this. Apparently most kids entering college in the US this year don't know how to write in cursive. I suspect this is less a sign of the apocalypse than it feels like to me.

So, tell me things (as usual, poll is un-scientific and reflects my biases and experiences (and 49-year-olds can choose which age category they like better!) -- if the boxes don't work, my apologies and comments super welcome.):

[Poll #1607173]

Comments

[nysidra.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know certain things were available because of my gender, but all of them were electives. I took homemaking and woodworking and learned *loads* from them both. I think everyone in high school should go through 'trade skill' classes. Yes, I'm calling cooking a trade skill.

At least I can go to my grave saying I've sanded and put varnish on a bookshelf and made an apple pie.

I envy people who had an electronics option. *pout*

I learned to write in cursive in the 2nd grade.