What basic skill did you grow thinking everyone had?

We often think that the things that are normal to us are the same for others. This explains why we are surprised when we find out that those normal things are not entirely so for everyone else. This week on WhatsApp Conversation, we delve into the differences between what we think people should know and how surprising it was to find out that they didn’t know it.

Boluwatife Ayodele

So, I taught this group of student at a high school. There was this one day this boy was doing homework and said something like, “I wish there was a part in books that told you where in the book you could find what you’re looking for.” And I was like, “Uh, let me show you something.” it’s amazing people don’t know how to use the index of a book to find what they are looking for.

 

Oyinye Alexandra

It’s still pretty amazing watching how some people use their phones and computers. Like you could give some leeway in the 90s and earlier, computers back then were fairly complicated for a lot of functions. But after 30+ years of design refinements to make them about as easy to use as possible, plenty of people, including younger people, interact with them as if they’re afraid it will get mad at them personally if they mess up. I mean, people who used really complicated desktops cannot turn on their Wi-Fi these days.

 

Samson Abimbola

Following an instruction manual. I heard people say “guy, you are so good. I don’t know how to fix my fan from ground up” . Neither do I, that’s why they ship it with instructions. I just follow the instructions, people need to do this more often, really.

 

Tosin Awoniyi

Basic Skill that I grew up thinking everyone had until I saw others do it so horribly is “Learning”. Learning is the knowledge one gets from reading and studying. So from my own perspective, I think learning is that basic skill that I grew up thinking everyone had, until I saw others do it so horribly. The simple ability to watch others do something and try to redo it yourself. Listening, looking things up by one self and asking series of questions makes up learning.

We often think everyone who is young should be technological Savvy by default, these things don’t just happen because you think they should or they will. It happens when actions are taken.

The biggest issue is that everyone has assumed these kids know how to use the computer simply because they’ve always been around them while growing up. But no one has taught them how to use the computer  things. There are kids who come into junior or senior year of high school not knowing how to center a title and trying to do it with the space bar. God forbid they need to do anything complex.

 

Favour Suliamon

Basic life skills – Cooking, using a washer and dryer, cleaning. Most importantly cleaning. I had a terrible experience with some roommates, just couldn’t clean up after themselves, forgot who’s made the mess, and would constantly blame the house being dirty on me. I would literally wash every plate after I used it, never left a dish in the sink, would take out the trash a fairly often for everyone, and whenever I had guests over, I cleaned up the apartment and left it the way I found it, if not better.

It baffles me that some people have issues with doing that for themselves.

 

Eraboh Matthew

Writing an email with proper grammar and formatting seems obvious and easy to me, but I see so many people who are just the worst. I can’t tell you how many people with MBAs that I have worked with who can’t write a basic report with a recommendation. How can someone get through 4 years of under graduate and 2-3 years of a Master’s Degree, and not be able to communicate their thoughts in writing?

 

Lawal Atilola

Reading a map. I grew up traveling long before computers became mainstream in the country. I’ve handed several adults paper maps while driving and they didn’t even know how to find where we were. I guess it isn’t a skill you need anymore though. GPS has got you covered these days.

 

Goodness Ogundewu

Writing.

The first peer-reviewed assignment I had in the university was a major wake-up call. I could not believe that so many of my classmates could barely spell, punctuate, and use proper grammar–let alone approach making an actual argument in their essays. It got worse when I entered the professional world.

 

Next week, we get anatomical. The question we will be dealing with is “Which, in your opinion, is the designed part of the human body that could use an upgrade?” To be part of the next edition, send your response to 08133601345 on WhatsApp.

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