re: What Are Things That Are No Longer Taught In School?

Reading an analog clock is taught for a brief unit in 2nd grade and then never mentioned again. By the time they get to me in 5th grade they have forgotten it mostly.

Likewise there is a brief unit on money and then never brought up again. (counting out change is gone forever though)

GEOGRAPHY!!! For years I've played geography trivia games with 5th graders when there were a few extra minutes. Over the years it is SHOCKING how little they know of the world and the US states. I kid you not, I would say "what state is north of (insert a state such as New York) and I get answers like "Canada", "mexico". One didn't know New Mexico was a state. They think Africa is a country. They can't name a country in Europe. It is shocking.