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WCDT: 11-15 October 2010 (1771-1775)
Akima:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 16 Oct 2010, 02:22 ---I have to say that I am dumbfounded by the idea that a significant number of people are growing up unable to read a clockface. It had never occurred to me as a possibility, as analogue clocks are so ubiquitous (and indeed can be read much quicker in most circumstances than digital ones).
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Yeah, I'm sceptical too. It sounds to me like one of those "Dang kids today!" type things. Of course there will always be those who have difficulty learning to do anything, but otherwise? I'm in my twenties, and I'm forever amazed by all the things that, for example, conservative newspaper* columnists tell me "my generation" can't do, with which my friends, co-workers, and I have no difficulty at all.
*Yeah, that's right, I read print media! OMG! And I learned my multiplication tables too!
peterh:
--- Quote from: Akima on 16 Oct 2010, 14:28 ---I'm in my twenties
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My mind, it is shattered.
I would have *sworn* you were at least twice as mature.
Akima:
--- Quote from: peterh on 16 Oct 2010, 15:14 ---I would have *sworn* you were at least twice as mature.
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Should I be flattered or insulted? :lol: Perhaps my Chinese self is flattered, but my Australian insulted... I sometimes imagine myself as a cartoon character with miniature versions of myself perched on my shoulders, but instead of being dressed as an angel and a devil, one is in a tee-shirt and jeans, and the other wearing a qipao.
pwhodges:
People in their 20s are adults, and should be treated as mature. People in their 60s, like me, have typically more experience of life; however, I believe it is important to realise that experience is not in itself wisdom. Wisdom is perhaps more to do with the ability to make appropriate use of experience - and can potentially be found at almost any age.
zadojla:
--- Quote from: Akima on 16 Oct 2010, 14:28 ---*Yeah, that's right, I read print media! OMG! And I learned my multiplication tables too!
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Yes, my daughter is 22 and she and her friends know their multiplication tables, read print media (she has hundreds of books), and send text messages that are capitalized, grammatical, and punctuated properly.
I have also worked with a 19-year-old college student who could not read an analog clock face (a 25-year-old co-worker taught him). Even worse, last night I was in a store, and a young sales clerk informed me the goods were "60%". I inquired if they were "60%" or "60% off" and got a blank stare. So I asked, "If the price were $100 dollars, would I pay $60 or $40?" and she said "I'm not a mathematician." I had to hold my tongue at that point.
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