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]

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[anterastilis.livejournal.com]

We had home ec in Junior High - we had the choice between sewing, cooking, and woodshop (maybe more, it's been so long!) and we had to take two of the options. I took sewing and woodshop. Even though they weren't divided up by gender, I remember very few boys in the sewing class and very few girls in the shop class.

I took a typing elective in High School. My grandmother told me that "if you know how to type and how to wait tables, you can go anywhere!". I took that to heart and learned to type and waited tables all through high school. I have to say...both came in really handy. I never had a problem getting a serving position (after four years of experience in high school). Knowing how to type quickly and without having to look at the keyboard has made life much easier. I had friends in college that still typed by hunt-and-peck. I would type up their notes and papers for them for a buck a page or so.

[anterastilis.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I grew up in a large city, graduated in '96. And everybody took Driver's Ed through the school. I remember it was a much better deal than taking the classes elsewhere.