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[Love to Run]

Big laughs from a generation who watched a VCR blink 12:00 because they couldn't figure out how to set the time, even with directions. Just because you've seen mail doesn't mean you know how to post a letter. The smart thing to do when faced with a question is ask, not pretend to know. Ignorance does not equal stupidity.

[RespectLife]

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@Goodie2shoes wrote:

is this a joke ?  are you really saying they didn't know how to address and mail a envelope ?   30 yr olds ?  Just want to make sure I read correctly.  Thanks

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Not a joke @Goodie2shoes 

My bosses daughter was 'training' for my position when I would eventually retire.

She had NO clue how to write an envelope.  NONE

I had to teach her...she is 25.

I learned this all in Business class back in HS, but these courses were dumped a long time ago.

I agree with @Kachina624 , My thought was she does GET mail, didn't she ever look at the envelope?

My company is old school.  We make most of our payments by check which my boss signs every one.  He prefers this.

His daughter didn't know how to write out a check until taught.

She has received checks though?  But why pay attention if it is a process you probably will not use.

PS...she didn't last more than a month  HA HA

I don't think they teach it because the coming generations will not use it.

My kids don't write checks, they 99% of the time email/text both personally and professionally.

With postage rising again in July, more and more companies are trying to work via email/online only.

[DrakesMomma]

I have lived @Laura14 story with my son but my son is an English teacher.  He is 23.  He did it as a kid with thank you notes to his gramma and aunts.  Just hadn't done it for some time.  

He was taught curvise writing in school.  The only time he writes in curvise is for his signature.  He has already physically written less than I did by the time I was his age.  I am sure the children he taught this year will physically write less than he has.    

[Carmie]

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

People only know what they are taught.  Some choose to self teach things that they are interested in or feel are important.  These two found something that was important to learn went looking for someone to teach...  They deserve kudos rather than ridicule for learning something new.

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Many things in life are not taught.  They really learned through experience or by seeing what others do.

I would think everyone has seen a fully addressed envelope....hundreds of them.  This is not a skill that needs a teacher, like driving a car or reading or math.

It's amazing how these youngsters can figure out how to use electronics ...cell phone, computers, iPads, etc, but have no clue how to do every day tasks that they have observed for years.

I would be embarassed if my children/grandkids were so clueless.

[gardenman]

People are born knowing very little. Everything is either taught by someone else or self-taught. People say, "The parents should teach them!" Parents are often run ragged these days. In most families, both parents work. Then as soon as they're done work they have to do the normal household stuff. Kids tend to have a ton of afterschool stuff (sports, band, etc.) then piles of homework. There's not a lot of time for everyone to sit around the table and teach kids everything they need to know. Parents often just assume the kids know stuff that the kids don't know because they were never taught it.

I've always been naturally curious and taught myself tons of stuff. There were no computer classes when I was in school (1977 graduate). I taught myself to program computers by reading books and playing with computers. I taught myself to play chess by reading a book on playing chess back in fifth grade. A lot of people lack a natural curiosity. They just go with the flow. I always want to know how something works and why it works. "How does that work?" was probably one of the first sentences I ever uttered as a child. My mom used to tell a story about finding me as a toddler with a screwdriver taking the cover off an electrical outlet because I wanted to see where the electricity came from. Many people accept what they're taught as all they'll ever need to know and never go out of their way to learn anything different. If you haven't been taught something by someone else or learned it yourself then you don't know it.

[Love to Run]

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@Carmie wrote:

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

People only know what they are taught.  Some choose to self teach things that they are interested in or feel are important.  These two found something that was important to learn went looking for someone to teach...  They deserve kudos rather than ridicule for learning something new.

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Many things in life are not taught.  They really learned through experience or by seeing what others do.

I would think everyone has seen a fully addressed envelope....hundreds of them.  This is not a skill that needs a teacher, like driving a car or reading or math.

It's amazing how these youngsters can figure out how to use electronics ...cell phone, computers, iPads, etc, but have no clue how to do every day tasks that they have observed for years.

I would be embarassed if my children/grandkids were so clueless.

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Of course they can figure out things THEY do every day. Most young adults entering the workforce have never received or posted a piece of mail. They work with handheld computers every single day, they probably wouldn't dream of asking someone how to download an app or modify quick text responses. They don't tremble at scam calls and rage about paperless billing--all recent topics on this forum. 

I would be embarassed if my children had to perform a job-related task and failed to ask how to do it. 

[Trinity11]

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@THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes wrote:

Cute Readers Digest  story,  but I don't believe it for the tiniest minute. 

Just my assessment. 

Fake.  Phony.  But the story plays well for the targeted, eager demographic base.

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Exactly! And I am proud to say, that my 11 year old grandson knew how to address an envelope at 6 years old as he sends me thank you notes. In fact, he also was taught script in first grade. I have no idea why young people are frequently disparaged here @THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes .

[CrazyDaisy]

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@Carmie wrote:

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

People only know what they are taught.  Some choose to self teach things that they are interested in or feel are important.  These two found something that was important to learn went looking for someone to teach...  They deserve kudos rather than ridicule for learning something new.

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Many things in life are not taught.  They really learned through experience or by seeing what others do.

I would think everyone has seen a fully addressed envelope....hundreds of them.  This is not a skill that needs a teacher, like driving a car or reading or math.

It's amazing how these youngsters can figure out how to use electronics ...cell phone, computers, iPads, etc, but have no clue how to do every day tasks that they have observed for years.

I would be embarassed if my children/grandkids were so clueless.

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There are many things in life that are very simple that many people do not know how to do (including yourself).  Till it is something you need or want to learn, you are happily oblivious to them.  These two were managers.  They could have easily delegated that task to someone.  They took it upon themselves to find out how it is done properly.  That it a good thing, not some thing they should be embarrassed about.

[Icegoddess]

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@1Snickers wrote:

    My son's Father in law went for his Medicare physical. The nurse asked him to draw a clock and put the numbers on it.  
     She looked at what he drew and told him it was incorrect.  This is what he drew:

      Roman numerals I, II III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI , XII  In the correct places on the clock. She didn't know Roman numerals.

              🕰️ ⏱️ ⏰ 🧭

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@1Snickers I mentioned to my husband the other day about that test, which I haven't had yet.  But I was commenting about when the younger generation gets older and can't draw a clock not because they're impaired, but because they've never seen one.  They'll have to come up with something else for them to draw.  

[CelticCrafter]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

Parents now days teach their kids to talk & eat with silverware and not soil their pants and thats where they quit.  They think their job is done and now its the schools responsibility to finish raising their kiddo's.

My opinion is that its not the schools job its the parents.  And we cant blame the kids for not being parented and not being taugh life skills.

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@Imaoldhippie very true.  My grand/great niece (whatever they are being called these days) started kindergarten and her mother, my niece was complaining about the homework because N....didn't know how to count to ten.  HUH?  What have you done with her for the first five years of her life.

My grandson just turned two in April, knows how to count to ten, knows his colors and some letters and numbers.