Then he went on, hired a guy. Had to walk him through the apprenticeship. Kid can't read, can only do math on a calculator. He can tell you all about "Green" everything and climate change. So he asked the kid if he graduated from high school? Kid said yes. Asked him what his Grades were, B's mostly.
I have noticed this as well. We have kids who are very well versed in Democratic lefty talking points. But they can't read, they can't write, they can't do math without a device, they can't tell time without a phone, they can't spell, they can't talk without cussing, no critical thinking skills. They have no money yet they have tattoos and piercings galore.
We have a lot of work to do.
...can’t do math without a device...
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Had to hire a private forester a few years ago to redo our MFL contract. In his 40s, could not calculate 40x whatever the tax rate was without a calculator, was amazed I gave him the answer before he used the calculator (I am mostly innumerate, but I can multiply). Said: “I never could do math in my head.” I said: “This is not math. It is arithmetic.” He didn’t understand the difference.
Did I say he was 40-something? This is not a new problem.
And I know people well over 70 who refuse to read any fiction. Others in the same age range, maybe a bit younger who simply do not read at all. One cited her poor vocabulary. I told her Kindle has immediate dictionary function and what a great way to improve vocabulary. Blank stare. She is in her 50s and computer literate.
The ones you mention who are broke, but can afford tattoos/piercings, also buy pot. I understand it is $400/oz right now? Is that right? Is that the legal states and is tax included? How long does an oz last a moderate user?** SMH.
**not implying you know personally. Just throwing that out there for anyone who might.
We sat back and allowed the commies to dumb down our younger (now of age) generations, via the taking over of our public schools and no push back to our leftist media/brainwashing.
I am not saying you, or me, personally (as I did NOT settle for ANY history revision or dumbing down of basic education fundamentals), but we, as a society, allowed this to happen.
We are reaping what we/our parents sowed.
You left out the literal physiological brain damage in 2 regions due to serious attachment disorder due to poor &/or absent fathering. The 2 regions: the areas managing emotional expression and relationships.
Another thing, they can’t work on cars, make minor home repairs, aren’t good with their hands at all.
I’ve had apprentices come on the job, not only do they not listen and follow directions, they think they know it all.
They don’t want to run the job site, they want to run the company.
Yes we have an overabundance of under-qualified employment applicants. They are all named “Non-Absolute”