British Schoolchildren can use an iPhone but cannot tie their shoelaces

[corwin]

Heard this on Leno last night and had to look it up today since I couldn't believe it was true...he left out the part that it was was British kids but damn, seriously?

As many as 45 per cent of children aged between five and 13 can't tie their shoe laces - but 67 per cent can work a DVD player, according to a poll.
The study showed a large proportion can log on to the internet, play on computer games, use an iPhone or iPad and work satellite television services like Sky Plus.
But 65 per cent can't make a cup of tea, while 81 per cent can't read a map and 87 per cent wouldn't be able to repair a bicycle puncture.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9122180/Schoolchildren-can-use-an-iPhone-but-cannot-tie-their-shoelaces-poll-finds.html

 

[SirStev0]

They also can't have any pudding until they eat their meat.
That is my extent of knowledge of British scamps.

 

[SirStev0]

Also iPhone shoe tieing app = Problem solved.

 

[corwin]

They also can't have any pudding until they eat their meat.

I always thought it was "beat your meat":hmm:

Also iPhone shoe tieing app = Problem solved.

You need to patent that ASAP

 

[Red Storm]

Pressing a button is easier than tying a knot.

I also don't know any 5-6 year olds that can make a cup of tea, let alone reach for the various things in the kitchen needed for tea.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Kids these days smh

 

[corwin]

Pressing a button is easier than tying a knot.

I also don't know any 5-6 year olds that can make a cup of tea, let alone reach for the various things in the kitchen needed for tea.

Yeah, but 5-13 year olds...I could tie my shoes at 5 and didn't know anybody who couldn't by the time I was 10

And I thought they taught making tea right after birth there

 

[Red Storm]

Yeah, but 5-13 year olds...I could tie my shoes at 5 and didn't know anybody who couldn't by the time I was 10

And I thought they taught making tea right after birth there

My cousin could use her dad's iPhone to get to her favorite Youtube videos a few months before she turned 4. It's easier than learning how to tie a knot (not to mention most kid's shoes in that age range don't have laces).

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Here by us they can steal or hijack a car and use the phone while driving but even can't tie their shoe laces or change their own dipers

 

[corwin]

My cousin could use her dad's iPhone to get to her favorite Youtube videos a few months before she turned 4. It's easier than learning how to tie a knot (not to mention most kid's shoes in that age range don't have laces).

Again, before she turned 4=! 5-13...and most kids (5-13 yrs old) shoes don't have laces? Are you talking about in England because they sure do here, my 18mo old has shoes with laces...granted I don't expect him to be able to tie them but most kids shoes by the time they are in school have laces

 

[foghorn67]

They also can't have any pudding until they eat their meat.
That is my extent of knowledge of British scamps.

How can they have any pudding if they don't eat their meat?

 

[Red Storm]

Again, before she turned 4=! 5-13...and most kids (5-13 yrs old) shoes don't have laces? Are you talking about in England because they sure do here, my 18mo old has shoes with laces...granted I don't expect him to be able to tie them but most kids shoes by the time they are in school have laces

That's my point though, before she even turned 5 she already knew how to use an iPhone (to an extent), so I'm not surprised at all by that survey.

I remember when I was a little one every kid had Velcro strap shoes. I didn't learn how to tie shoe laces until my parents actually got me shoes that had them.

 

[busydude]

I learned tying shoe laces when I was 13-14. Yeah, my mom spoiled me, but I turned out OK.. I think.

 

[corwin]

That's my point though, before she even turned 5 she already knew how to use an iPhone (to an extent), so I'm not surprised at all by that survey.

I remember when I was a little one every kid had Velcro strap shoes. I didn't learn how to tie shoe laces until my parents actually got me shoes that had them.

Oh well the using the phone/technology part isn't surprising to me either, it's the lack of other basic skills through so late an age that's surprising...yes there are velcro shoes but that fad kind of faded a long time ago, don;t see many anymore except for really little kids

 

[SpatiallyAware]

It's the UK.... if anything is blatantly obvious about how they do things over there, it's that they do not care about raising their children. Look at all the looting, burberry crap, assaults with bats, etc.

 

[Joseph F]

They also can't have any pudding until they eat their meat.
That is my extent of knowledge of British scamps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQM69FCp9cc&feature=related
ABITW FTW!

 

[FoBoT]

 

[KidNiki1]

Oh well the using the phone/technology part isn't surprising to me either, it's the lack of other basic skills through so late an age that's surprising...yes there are velcro shoes but that fad kind of faded a long time ago, don;t see many anymore except for really little kids

no it hasn't. there are tons and tons of velcro strap shoes being sold for kids. i had to specifically tell my parents/relatives to stop buying the velcro ones so my kids could learn to tie laces. also, lots of slip on shoes and flip flops for kids (here in FL anyway) makes this news not at all surprising to me.

 

[Matthiasa]

I learned tying shoe laces when I was 13-14. Yeah, my mom spoiled me, but I turned out OK.. I think.

You're posting here, meaning you did not turn out okay... sorry.

 

[Saint Nick]

BLARGHG oMg Kids are so STUPID!1!@!nf OMG

Who cares.

 

[shortylickens]

Shortylickens contemplates school girls.....

IN THE BABE THREAD!

 

[corwin]

no it hasn't. there are tons and tons of velcro strap shoes being sold for kids. i had to specifically tell my parents/relatives to stop buying the velcro ones so my kids could learn to tie laces. also, lots of slip on shoes and flip flops for kids (here in FL anyway) makes this news not at all surprising to me.

Up to maybe age 7 or 8 there are but I see almost no kids wearing them around here, could be a more regional thing...maybe I'm just surprised by stupid things, it happens

 

[HAL9000]

Jesus! 65% can't make a cup of tea?! WTF?!

 

[mmntech]

In fairness I probably can't...
1 Recognise three types of butterfly - recognize but not name them
2 Repair a puncture - never had to toss on the spare
9 Build a den - like a stick fort?
10 Climb a tree - was never a strong climber

More startling is that half of kids can't play video games or make a phone call! These aren't really little kids either. I didn't know a single kid growing up that couldn't fire up the Genesis or SNES.

Mind you Britain has had a reputation of slowly going white trash for a number of years now.

 

[CraigRT]

I wonder how many of the kids were at the upper end of that age spectrum, because honestly at like half the age of 13, I am not surprised by any of that. If all were 13, maybe.