“We see 13-year-olds who can’t do up buttons or tie laces,” she says. “Parents just avoid it by buying Velcro and T-shirts.” Items that—not incidentally—chimpanzees could put on.
You'd think a kid 13 years old would be embarrassed enough by the fact that a friggin' chimpanzee can tie his own shoes but he can't that he might want to spend ten minutes mastering the skill.
The article also points out the role the hands play in the development of the mind. The same thing Doug Stowe is always preaching about in his Wisdom of the Hands blog. Interesting article, sad, but interesting.
So button up your shirt, tie your shoes and get outside and enjoy the weekend.
2 comments:
HEY "BOB",
WHAT A TRULY SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS. DO YOU THINK THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE DECISIONS MADE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVELS OF SCHOOLS? THEY CAN'T OR DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR HANDS? IT'S A THOUGHT TO PONDER. OH, AND KUDOS TO THE "UNK" FOR THE ARTICLE.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
The schools are partly to blame by closing down shop classes but you need to remember that the laws passed regarding education at the federal and state level are made by politicians who first and foremost base most policy decisions on how it will effect their chances of being re-elected. Most of the superintendents and PhD's determining policy have rarely worked outside education so they don't bring the "hands on" mentality to the table when it's time to decide what should be taught and how, either.
Mainly, I think it's the culmination of years of everyone being told to go to college rather than getting a trade along with kids being raised by television and computer games. If a parent hasn't taught the little darlin' to tie his shoes or button his shirt, they shouldn't be surprised if he's still living at home playing video games when he's 40.
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