The new generation is just lazy and can't remember anything. Since I was a kid, I memorized every little fact. But my, uh, boy-person and whatsherface, daughter, whatever their names are? They don't learn anything in high school....or school....or kindergarten....wherever it is they go.
I just (re)learned P.A.S.S. for fire extinguisher use and E.A.R.S. for de-escalation of confrontational persons. Thank you, mandatory training. I’ve got the Pull-Aim-Spray-Sweep down, but don’t count on me remembering how to calm an irate person… I’ll be standing there pulling on my ears trying to recall what I was supposed to do! 😆
Sometimes these can be really handy. I keep coming back to the one about stroke symptoms: FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time to call 911). The T is dumb, but the rest really helps.
Other times, I really wonder if it's not just easier to remember to listen and use empathy first, vs trying to recall an abbreviation any time you need to think about this.
When I was a kid, I learned Kings Play Chess on Fine Grained Sand. When I was starting out working, I learned Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away. When I was a dad, I learned Roy. G. Biv. When I retired, I learned OPP.
That Kings/Chess one cracks me up every time. It's like, in order to remember the phrase "one two three" I'm going to imagine one person hugging two trees while hiding three axes behind their backs. I'm over here like, why not just remember kingdom/phylum/class - but then again, I almost screwed up the difference between class and order just now!
The new generation is just lazy and can't remember anything. Since I was a kid, I memorized every little fact. But my, uh, boy-person and whatsherface, daughter, whatever their names are? They don't learn anything in high school....or school....or kindergarten....wherever it is they go.
Kids here in 202...uh...1? Am I right?!
I had a great what's-it-called ready but I forgot the rest of the thingy.
I just (re)learned P.A.S.S. for fire extinguisher use and E.A.R.S. for de-escalation of confrontational persons. Thank you, mandatory training. I’ve got the Pull-Aim-Spray-Sweep down, but don’t count on me remembering how to calm an irate person… I’ll be standing there pulling on my ears trying to recall what I was supposed to do! 😆
Sometimes these can be really handy. I keep coming back to the one about stroke symptoms: FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time to call 911). The T is dumb, but the rest really helps.
Other times, I really wonder if it's not just easier to remember to listen and use empathy first, vs trying to recall an abbreviation any time you need to think about this.
When I was a kid, I learned Kings Play Chess on Fine Grained Sand. When I was starting out working, I learned Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away. When I was a dad, I learned Roy. G. Biv. When I retired, I learned OPP.
That Kings/Chess one cracks me up every time. It's like, in order to remember the phrase "one two three" I'm going to imagine one person hugging two trees while hiding three axes behind their backs. I'm over here like, why not just remember kingdom/phylum/class - but then again, I almost screwed up the difference between class and order just now!
ROY G BIV is no joke, though. Great memory aid.
Brains are weird.