Whats Your Age

[Dobie G]

What happened to kids learning basic life skills, like cooking a meal or tying your own shoelaces? A generation of digital zombies, hope not.

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-dri...-tweet-but-cant-tie-shoes/20140205-321ke.html

A study shows that techno-savvy kids can work their way around an iPad or iPhone with ease, but don't know how to tie their shoelaces.

Shoe retailers report that children as old as 10 are opting to buy valcro footwear because they struggle with doing up their laces.

Tom Elliott also questioned whether children know how to write properly anymore, as they learn to type on computers before handling a pencil.

"We are growing a very soft generation," he said on 3AW Drive.

National Children's Commissioner Megan Mitchell told Tom Elliott kids are adroit users of technology because that's the environment they've grown up in.

"Some old-fashioned skills are not so important in today's world," Ms Mitchell said. "It is dominated by social media and mobile technology... This is the stuff of children's lives."

Ms Mitchell added that handwriting isn't as common nowadays - with adults or children - and we are losing these kind of skills as a society.

"We text and type, and that's what kids are good at. Whether that's going to be a problem in the future, I don't think we know that yet," she said.

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-dri...-tweet-but-cant-tie-shoes/20140205-321ke.html

 

[PepeSilvia]

I am 12 and cannot tie my shoelaces.

 

[Portia]

"We are growing a soft generation"

I didn't realise that learning cursive was a step on the road to being well hard.

 

[raman]

"These young people today!" is literally the oldest and most boring news story there is.

 

[Killer Power]

At the school i went to you weren't allowed shoelaces or belts as they could be used as weapons *

* may not actually be true

 

[_Christoh_]

Im 38 and grey has become my new uninvited friend

 

[Dobie G]

My school we had to tie up our shoelaces, straighten the tie, have tidy hair and tuck our shirt inside our belt.
The "cuts' were waiting for you if none of the above was right.

 

[_Christoh_]

Dobie, stop avoiding the question and post how old you are.

 

[RangaInTeal]

My school we had to tie up our shoelaces, straighten the tie, have tidy hair and tuck our shirt inside our belt.
The "cuts' were waiting for you if none of the above was right.

I remember my best mate wouldrock up to school freshly shaven, be chased by a certain teacher everyday after lunch to be sent to shave, would return each day with more blood than a Tom Logan Head bandage!

 

[RangaInTeal]

Dobie, stop avoiding the question and post how old you are.

The G man is 26 at a guess

 

[Killer Power]

The G man is 26 at a guess

No way. At least 10 more than that. In fact...... over 40 would be my guess.

 

[Ebert80]

Lets say he was a young teenager when Dobie Gillis came out in early 60's..that would make him born in late 40s/early 50's..so age range is 60-65.

 

[Dobie G]

Lets also say he watched the reruns of some of the TV shows.

 

[I Dont Care]

I was born the year the Beatles toured Australia

 

[bomberclifford]

I was born before man, allegedly, landed on the moon.

 

[Dobie G]

Life was simpler in the '60's, everything was b&w.

 

[faquito]

26 - It's my breakout year

 

[madman]

18 y/o

 

[Noobz0r]

#thatcherisdead

Cher's dead!?!?!?

 

[raman]

Cher's dead!?!?!?

 

[Peck]

22 for the next 2 months

You guys are making me feel young <3

EDIT: Okay Dobie G that was just a silly bump. You made me think Noobz0r was my age.. I can never forgive this betrayal.

 

[jordz82]

31

Snap.... we are obviously the best age

 

[Noobz0r]

You made me think Noobz0r was my age.. I can never forgive this betrayal.

I'm lost!

 

[Peck]

I'm lost!

23 this year. There are a couple of posters on here I guessed would be around my age, I'm interested to see if I was right!

Not that it helps your plan Adz, since I'm in Perth.

Posted last year

 

[Noobz0r]

Posted last year

I lied, I'm 87.