Curby Alexander, associate professor of teaching and learning sciences, spoke about
the general life skills that are noticeably disappearing among younger generations
in an article published by Parents magazine.
“In situations like this, causation is hard to pin down,” Alexander said. “Did students’ lack of ability to read analog clocks force schools to make a change, or did the schools just catch up to society, which has largely abandoned putting analog clocks in public spaces?”
In “7 Basic Life Skills Kids Today Are Lacking, According to Teachers,” Alexander also discussed the loss of skills such as reading maps and writing by hand, attributing the decline to a lack of use. For instance, rather than reading maps to find their destination, younger generations use GPS, and instead of doing their school assignments on paper, they use their computers.
Read the full article from Parents.