And nowadays it's always with the "When will I use that though?" What, learning to do a task? Uh, for the rest of your life? It's just good for you. You don't have to get direct utility out of everything you do. Learning and adapting and acquiring a skill is good for you and will benefit you in other areas.
In the 80's, I don't think we did any sewing in school until 4th grade - We were learning about the games kids played in the 1800s and made a marble bag.
I remember being in 2nd grade and sewing a cushion for my Mother’s Day project. Everyone got to choose what they wanted to make. Mine was a purple and white gingham circle cushion stuffed with cotton balls.
A lot of people seem to be using this as a joke? (Not sure if u are) i find it sad tho.
In the decades past, children were far more independent, smarter, careful than today. We are regressing as a species and no one is taking it seriously enough.
I will be printing this out for my kids. i actually saved the image to phone.
And think! All of these kindergarten skills were mostly taught at home 😱. Shocker. Remember back in the olden days when kids used to color and paint at home? Parents used to help by reading them books at bedtime.
Now, many just give them a tablet and call it “there’s all you’ll ever need” childhood.
That may be the case in some situations, I just wonder if they worked the same hours that people need to work nowadays. My mom also had a job and taught me all this stuff, but her job was FULLY flexitime and so she could work around our needs etc
They all worked 50+ hours a week. Medical personal, bail bondswomen, project managers.
All jobs that requires long hours and hard work.
You don't get to neglect your children simply because you work hard. It's that simple. And ironically enough, they would have the time if they didn't spend it all on social media complaining about not having the time.
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u/EhliJoe 21d ago
A lot of the new 5th graders at our school didn't achieve half of the tasks.