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]

Comments

School stuff

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It was acceptable to print but in grade three the skills of cursive (or handwriting) were taught. I also was able to cross the school industrial arts threshold but it was a new dawning of school options that were no longer divided along gender lines that happened when I arrived at jr. high school (grade 7). For reference I graduated in 1979. Drivers Education was taught in the school but was not during school hours but we got 3 credits for it that counted toward he 100 needed to graduate (with other specifics that were not up for students choice like English at the senior level,etc.
I picked rural as location and in reality it was small town (3000 at my birth and 6000 by the time I graduated and left 18 years later.

I loved the two varieties of 49. I chose 40-49 as I just began being 49 three months and eight days ago so I am not yet touting to be 49 and half.