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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[evil_plotbunny]

To clarify, I learned several of those skills at home but then either was required to take them in school or took them as an elective (I think metalworking and cursive were the only skills I learned first at school). I don't remember if we were require to take shop in high school or I took it as an elective, but I don't remember being treated any differently than the boys in the class. All the home ec courses were relatively evenly split (some of them may have been required).

The reason I didn't take driving through the school is that I have a September birthday.

I don't believe there was an electronics course, or I would have taken that too.