My students can’t do it either. I used to try to teach them, but they were uninterested in learning and actively resisted it. Like cursive (I tried to teach them that too.) Since I’m supposed to be teaching 9th grade literature, I eventually gave up, and stuck to what I’m supposed to be teaching them, but I hope their parents get what’s coming to them.
How stupid can they be though? I remember my class and me being taught and mastering this in a single day when I was in second grade. Like the teacher broke us into groups, we learned how the numbers go in increments of five, etc., then took a quiz, and that was the end of it. A very short lesson that sticks with you for life, like tying shoes.
I’d have tests and give them 100 to read an analog clock. 0 if they can’t. Too bad if it messes up their perfect 4.0 gpa.
Do they print their names on their papers? Who’s to say that little Johnny wrote his paper or not without cursive. No, no one gets to turn in a typed print out of their work. All on college rule notebook paper and in cursive. Anyone asking if a one page report is both sides of the paper, then say yes.