What Young People Can't Do

A, if not the, major issue in this discussion would have to be problem solving ability. I wonder whether the younger generation compares at this. To the best of my knowledge and experience, problem solving involves intelligence, learning, analytical skills, critical/creating thinking, resiliance/persistence (sticking to the problem when you first don't succeed in solving it), initiative (in taking on the problem in the first place), experience, education, etc. These would be the things I would be looking at were I still hiring problem solvers. Being out of the market, so to speak, and more out of touch with age; this is a question of some concern.
 

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fmdog44 said:
You probably won't believe this but here goes. Today I was filling bottles at the swimming pool because we are working pipe repairs. Next to me was an elderly lady with a teenage helper to carry the water. I overheard her explain to him three times how to fill a bottle from the pool and heard her say more than once, "no-no -no." As I got up to leave I saw her take the bottle from him and submerge it herself to fill as she explained, "hold it upright and keep it under water until the bubbles stop." I guess he should have gone to his ell phone and looked up "How to fill a bottle with water" somewhere in social media. God help us.
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Frankly, there's nothing in this story that couldn't have happened 50, or 60 years ago, when were were that age. In fact, it could have happened thousands of years ago. I don't think this story proves there's a dip in the intelligence gene pool. It's more, yeah, we were young, once.
 
Happy Joe said:
While working (as a metal worker ) I had to teach many of the alleged high school graduates, how to manipulate fractions mentally.. after first teaching them how to read a tape measure.

That said I once had to teach the decimal system, and how to interpret blue prints to an older clerk.

Some teachers, parents and their school systems are gigantic failures in some (many) cases.

Enjoy!
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"alleged" - šŸ¤£
 
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