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I attended private schools. The entire curriculum was academic. Government schools teach many things that require no preparation or effort from teachers and have no academic value. I've heard of schools that teach teenagers how to wrap packages.
My mother taught me how to sew a button just before I left for college.
There were no private schools where I was born but we had a class where everyone (boy and girl) was taught these basic skills. We also had a class called "Territorial defence" where everyone was taught things about defending their country, how to shot with an M-48 and so on.
I'm pretty well prepared to "bug in" for up to 6 months, but my preferred option would be to fly to somewhere where it's not collapsing. Preferably with the girl in the tank top. Money talks.
When my shirt collars start to wear through, I reverse the collars. I put elbow patches on old shirts. I don't own a darning egg. I use small glass jars. I repair canvas and leather with an old LL Bean speedy stitcher. I was at a yard sale and a lady said, "Hey, you are old. What is this?" I told her it was a sailmaker's palm for a left handed man.
She said her grandfather was left handed. She asked if I wanted it. I told her I could not use it because I am right handed and it was too small for me anyway. She said her grandfather was a short man.
My house was built in 1885. I know how they lived. We could live that way. It wasn't easy, but I am the fourth generation in my family to be married 50 years or more. I know the old ways and why they lived so long. Our eldest son will be 50 this year. He has a chance at being married 50 years. My sister is two years away from that milestone.
Most of today's young people are not interested in our history and heritage. I am teaching this weekend at a Project Appleseed event in Monmouth, Maine. There are a few people who still want to learn about our history and heritage.
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There were no private schools where I was born but we had a class where everyone (boy and girl) was taught these basic skills. We also had a class called "Territorial defence" where everyone was taught things about defending their country, how to shot with an M-48 and so on.
That does sound like fun. I have that same rifle. Mine came with a full complement of accoutrements. It's an excellent rifle. They're still available at gun shows. Do you have one?
What people predicting the end of civilization keep forgetting is, while me might lose our lifestyle, we won't exactly be cavemen again. We still have our memories. We don't have to rediscover electricity or germs or engineering again. We know about calculus and nuclear physics. We know about solar panels. We know about batteries and magnetism. We know how to make planes fly.
Before just asking if we are ready for the apocalypse, I think we first have to understand what apocalypse we're talking about. The one where we run out of water? Or the one where a nuclear bomb has leveled everything? It matters a great deal what we have left when we have to start over. But no matter what happens, we still have the knowledge of what we had and how to run it, even fix it, so even though we may have to be without for a while, we will eventually get back most of what we lost. Maybe not as much, maybe not in the same way, but our knowledge won't disappear just like that. At least, not in the US.
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