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For better or worse they did actually cite statistics: > 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, an
by dguest 1y ago
For better or worse they did actually cite statistics:
> 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors. In comparison, 69 percent noted increased struggles with tying shoes compared to five years ago.
But I'm also skeptical of drawing any conclusions from questions phrased this way. In my experience, the fraction of people who think everything is worse than 5 years ago has remained unchanged in the last 30 years.
That said, I wouldn't doubt the claim, only the methodology.
- drdec 1y ago> But I'm also skeptical of drawing any conclusions from questions phrased this way. In my experience, the fraction of people who think everything is worse than 5 years ago has remained unchanged in the last 30 years. Oh no, there are for sure more people now who think things are worse vs 5 years ago than there were 5 years ago.
- crooked-v 1y agoI would also have to wonder how much of that is the supposed general 'manual dexterity' problem, and how much is just greater unfamiliarity with those specific items because they're no longer immediately using them every day. I certainly know that my own ability to hand-write for long periods dropped off hard once I got out of high school and shifted into typing almost everything.