Skilz

There's an article at PJMedia about millenials and the skills they have and don't have.

We've all seen this commercial about the kid who can't change a flat.



First time I saw the ad, I thought, "How can someone drive a car, and not know how to change a tire?"

But, as it turns out, we're not teaching our kids (or grandkids) very many life skills.  They live in a digital world and they're very good with devices, but simple things like frying an egg, or building a fire with tinder and kindling elude them.   My grandson, Zach, for instance, was over at the house (he spends a lot of time with us), and didn't know how to start a lawnmower, or how to cut grass.

He knows now, by God.  I'm going to have to start working on his other skill sets.  He'll be going away to college in a few years, and we need to make sure that he picks up some life skills, like basic cooking and basic laundry, and how to work a broom.