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"The concept of file folders and directories, essential to previous generations’ understanding of computers, is gibberish to many modern students." -- (link)

Posted by mara Sep 22 '21, 10:05

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https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z (www.theverge.com)

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Similarly, having to actually write out a several paragraphs long report at work the other day was hand-cramping. -- nm - Qale Sep 22, 10:29
It gives me hives to think about this. - Reagen Sep 22, 10:24
Let me just say that the Sharepoint structure I'm dealing with now is gibberish compared to a well organized directory in File Explorer. - Max Sep 22, 10:17
I like non-hierarchy systems for some things, but need a hierarchy for things that benefit from spatial memory -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:16 6
- E.g., Flickr is non-hierarchy with its photo stream. But I organize my bookmarks in a tree. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:17 5
  - And ST is a tree -- nm - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:18 4
    - ST chaos is a ladder. -- nm - Max Sep 22, 10:18 3
      - ST time is a flat circle. -- nm - mara Sep 22, 10:19 2
        
        St is a postit to do list that gets torn off every other hour -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 10:44 1
        
        I've had to move stuff around so much lately I've resorted to physical index cards. -- (link) - Max Sep 22, 10:52
cluttered desktops drive me bonkers -- nm - decline Sep 22, 10:14 3
- Perfectly clean work space is a signature of a serial killer -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 10:24 1
  - Good news, everyone! I've cleaned my desk. - Beryllium Sep 22, 10:25
- *whistles innocently* -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 10:19
I definitely see this effect with my kids, especially my son in his computer science program. I'm very much surprised by what things I consider basic - oblique Sep 22, 10:12

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