1. Take a picture with a camera, and develop a roll of film. With the exceptional quality of photos taken on the IPhone, there's really no need for cameras today, and of course, film is obsolete, except for professionals.
2. Read a printed map. GPS on our phones has pretty much made maps obsolete. Remember the days of reading a map and planning your route? Most kids will never learn to read maps.
3. Tie shoes. The necessity of tying one's shoes is pretty much dead. Velcro has replaced shoe laces in many shoes. However, kids should still learn this skill. Typing bows is something everyone needs to do at some time or another.
4. Remember a phone number. Remembering numbers is great for your brain, but with speed dialing and IPhones, you don't need to know anyone's number anymore.
5. Cursive handwriting. I understand that cursive handwriting is not even taught in most schools anymore. So much of a child's work is done on the computer. I still think this is something kids should learn. Writing in general is becoming a lost art, but I think it's still important.
A couple of other things that kids will no longer experience include dialing a rotary phone, making a collect call, renting a video, making or looking at a photo album, and using an encyclopedia for homework. The times, they are a changing.
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