June 30, 2005
Practical and Important Things Class
It would be nice to have a class at some point during grade school where they teach everyone the important things that everyone is supposed to just pick up somewhere or learn from their parents. Parents often teach these things to their kids, but clearly not always, since you often run into people who don't know them. Maybe they can get rid of teaching cursive (does anyone actually use cursive?), and use the time that would be freed up.
Some examples:
1. Which direction do you turn a light bulb, knob, or screw? (righty tighty, lefty loosey)
2. How do you tie a tie?
3. What is the right way to shave? This is a bit controversial, most places on the web (e.g. here, here, and here) discourage men from shaving against the grain. However that advice doesn't really work without instruction.
4. How do you know if a taxicab in your city is available or taken?
etc. . .
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Great idea. Seriously. I remember being told "righty tighty lefty loosey" by some stoner in the recording studio of our neighborhood hippy alternative school, and thinking wow, these kids actually learn stuff.
Posted by: Dan at July 1, 2005 05:27 AM
There is a GREAT segment on this in the movie Barcelona. It is sort of the background of the entire movie. We should do a movie night with this one some time.
Posted by: Alex at July 1, 2005 01:46 PM
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