I made my trip to the UPS store this morning for Christmas package dropoff. First, let me just say that I passed the post office and saw lines of cars and a packed parking lot. I was the only one in the UPS store, and they sell stamps and offer postal service prices if they are less than UPS. I may never venture into another chaotic mess at the post office again. A small victory for me.
Upon my arrival I encountered the same young girl I did last time during a delivery dropoff. I would guess her to be in her mid 20's? Super sweet and helpful, but limited memory capacity as demonstrated by her question when looking at the addresses in which the boxes were to be delivered. Months ago she looked at the delivery address I had already placed on a package and said "M-O, what is that?" With a look of dismay and feeling sort of speechless, I simply said "Missouri." She replied with an "Okay" and obviously felt no shame towards her lack of geography knowledge...an elementary geography fact at that. So...today I drop off a package to that same "unknown" place, MO. She asked me the SAME question! It is obvious she did not attend to my lesson months ago, and very obvious why she didn't absorb that information many years ago. I am almost certain that if I would have looked at her and said "Colorado" or some other state that began with a different letter than "M," she would have believed me and typed it in as the address. Am I wrong to think this is a sad situation?
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you would be amazed at some of the not so smart questions that come out of the mouths of fellow students of my older children. Amazing that these kid have gotten thus far and have no geographical knowledge of the US. It is sad but true.
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