random poll

[rm]

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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[juniperus.livejournal.com]

Our home ec in middle school (this would have been early 80s, in my case) was a sewing/cooking split, as was woodworking/metalworking, and everyone took them regardless of gender. I think I learned as much (if not more) about all of these (except metalworking) outside of class helping with whaatever needed help with at home/grandparents' house.

High school had typing and word processing (Word Star!) as a combined class that had both genders as students (the class was separate from computers, which involved endless programming in Basic). (Michigan, Detroit-area)