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First they said kids weren't using cursive so they started to drop handwriting classes in school. Now they're saying kids don't know how to type b/c their prim
by alexpotato 4y ago
First they said kids weren't using cursive so they started to drop handwriting classes in school.
Now they're saying kids don't know how to type b/c their primary interface is a phone keyboard.
Next step is probably Neural Link type connections where we eventually say "people used to user their HANDS to do things??"
- rcme 4y agoWho is “they” and what percentage of the population does this group make up? We should try to do away with arguments that begin with “At least one person believed non-sensical thing X”.
- SQueeeeeL 4y agoI think in this case it's a complex intermingling of broad pubic sentiment and governmental policy driven by that sentiment (at some point, school boards had to make the explicit choice to deprioritize cursive and wood shop classes, those decisions tend to be made by groups of local individuals, but in aggregate the sentiment reflects a larger trend in the intellectual priorities of a nation)
- kevinventullo 4y agoAs predicted in Back to the Future 2: "You mean you have to use your hands?" "That's like a baby's toy!"
- alexpotato 4y agoI actually considered mentioning this so glad someone else did!