Second-graders who can't tie shoes or zip jackets. Four-year-olds in Pull-Ups diapers. Five-year-olds in strollers. Teens and preteens befuddled by can openers and ice-cube trays. College kids who've never done laundry, taken a bus alone or addressed an envelope.
Are we raising a generation of nincompoops?
Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2010/09/28/1416886/with-basic-skills-downgraded-are.html#ixzz10pOkcIX0
Are we raising a generation of nincompoops?
Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2010/09/28/1416886/with-basic-skills-downgraded-are.html#ixzz10pOkcIX0
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AP Photo - This image provided by Penguin shows the book cover of "The Dumbest Generation" by Mark Bauerlein. The book contends that cyberculture is turning young people into know-nothings, and Bauerlein says "the absence of technology" confuses kids faced with simple mechanical tasks. Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/27/2094774/are-we-raising-a-generation-of.html#ixzz10pQDP51w |
