29 Feb 2012, 8:15 pm
Erisad wrote:
Fnord wrote:
I think every adult (male or female) should practice each of the following skills:
I've done the ones in bold. What's my grade? - Assemble furniture according to directions.
- Assemble games and sports playing areas.
- Balance a checkbook.
- Clean a wood floor.
- Clean appliances: refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.
- Clean bathroom and kitchen sinks and tubs.
- Clean shades, walls, furniture, shelves, bookcases, and other environmental surfaces.
- Clean to prevent rust and mildew.
- Drive a stick shift automobile.
- Find directions to a destination using the Internet.
- Make a grocery list and locate these items in a store.
- Make your own bed.
- Mow the lawn and do basic weeding and soil preparation for a garden; water plants.
- Operate a barbecue or grill.
- Operate a motor vehicle in a lawful and safe manner.
- Operate television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Pay bills.
- Perform basic car maintenance: replace lights, battery, oil, water, windshield fluid and wipers, and transmission fluid.
- Perform basic installation and set up of television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Perform basic first aid and CPR.
- Perform simple carpentry tasks: hang a picture, replace a lock or hinge, or replace worn replace molding or weather stripping.
- Perform simple electrical repairs: replace a light, remove a switch cover, replace a fuse, or turn on a circuit breaker switch.
- Perform simple plumbing repairs: replace a washer, turn off water at a valve, and replace gaskets or floaters in a toilet.
- Prepare a healthy meal for 1 to 8 people.
- Put clothing and clutter away to create an orderly living space.
- Read a map.
- Recycle renewable items.
- Remove garbage and trash to the appropriate outdoor receptacle.
- Set up camping equipment.
- Shop for basic household items.
- Shut off the gas and electricity during an emergency (e.g., earthquake, flood or fire); operate flashlights, lanterns, or kerosene equipment.
- Sweep, mop and wax a tile floor.
- Vacuum a carpet.
- Wash and wax a car.
- Wash clothes by hand and dry in the sun or wash and dry clothes in a washer and dryer.
- Wash dishes by hand or in a dishwasher.
It's a pass/fail course, and you are always more than passing ...
29 Feb 2012, 8:38 pm
Fnord wrote:
Erisad wrote:
Fnord wrote:
I think every adult (male or female) should practice each of the following skills:
I've done the ones in bold. What's my grade? - Assemble furniture according to directions.
- Assemble games and sports playing areas.
- Balance a checkbook.
- Clean a wood floor.
- Clean appliances: refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.
- Clean bathroom and kitchen sinks and tubs.
- Clean shades, walls, furniture, shelves, bookcases, and other environmental surfaces.
- Clean to prevent rust and mildew.
- Drive a stick shift automobile.
- Find directions to a destination using the Internet.
- Make a grocery list and locate these items in a store.
- Make your own bed.
- Mow the lawn and do basic weeding and soil preparation for a garden; water plants.
- Operate a barbecue or grill.
- Operate a motor vehicle in a lawful and safe manner.
- Operate television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Pay bills.
- Perform basic car maintenance: replace lights, battery, oil, water, windshield fluid and wipers, and transmission fluid.
- Perform basic installation and set up of television sets, compact disks, stereos, computers and other electronic equipment according to directions.
- Perform basic first aid and CPR.
- Perform simple carpentry tasks: hang a picture, replace a lock or hinge, or replace worn replace molding or weather stripping.
- Perform simple electrical repairs: replace a light, remove a switch cover, replace a fuse, or turn on a circuit breaker switch.
- Perform simple plumbing repairs: replace a washer, turn off water at a valve, and replace gaskets or floaters in a toilet.
- Prepare a healthy meal for 1 to 8 people.
- Put clothing and clutter away to create an orderly living space.
- Read a map.
- Recycle renewable items.
- Remove garbage and trash to the appropriate outdoor receptacle.
- Set up camping equipment.
- Shop for basic household items.
- Shut off the gas and electricity during an emergency (e.g., earthquake, flood or fire); operate flashlights, lanterns, or kerosene equipment.
- Sweep, mop and wax a tile floor.
- Vacuum a carpet.
- Wash and wax a car.
- Wash clothes by hand and dry in the sun or wash and dry clothes in a washer and dryer.
- Wash dishes by hand or in a dishwasher.
It's a pass/fail course, and you are always more than passing ...
So pass+? Passing with honors? Or just a lot of extra credit?
29 Feb 2012, 8:41 pm
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01 Mar 2012, 7:27 am
hyperlexian wrote:
i can do everything on Fnord's list that doesn't pertain to vehicles (because i do not drive). i want to add a couple:
hmmm that's all i can think of.
- sew on a button (and do a running stitch)
- interpret laundry care symbols (included in doing laundry)
[*]maintain a computer, including hardware upgrades, changing printer ink, virus scan, and other tuneups - change the furnace filter and batteries in smoke alarms
- shovel snow (if applicable)
- make coffee and tea properly
- write a professional email, business letter, resume/cv
hmmm that's all i can think of.
I can do laundry, I just don't know what the symbols are. I can do most of the list though.
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01 Mar 2012, 8:45 am
mv wrote:
Fnord and hyperlexian, I'm just chiming in to congratulate you on your well-thought out lists for self-sufficiency. I agree that those are all very good skills to have, for everyone.
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...}
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...}
Where have I heard this before? Oh yeeah, I live with my grandmother.
01 Mar 2012, 9:00 am
Erisad wrote:
mv wrote:
Fnord and hyperlexian, I'm just chiming in to congratulate you on your well-thought out lists for self-sufficiency. I agree that those are all very good skills to have, for everyone.
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...}
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...}
Where have I heard this before? Oh yeeah, I live with my grandmother.
See? Wife training just makes you end up curmudgeonly...
01 Mar 2012, 9:04 am
mv wrote:
Erisad wrote:
mv wrote:
Fnord and hyperlexian, I'm just chiming in to congratulate you on your well-thought out lists for self-sufficiency. I agree that those are all very good skills to have, for everyone.
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...}
P.S. I'm very glad we have the Internet these days, you can learn to do ANYTHING! {In my day, we had to walk to the library, in the snow, with bare feet, 10 miles, uphill both ways...}
Where have I heard this before? Oh yeeah, I live with my grandmother.
See? Wife training just makes you end up curmudgeonly...
And nobody likes that, right?
01 Mar 2012, 10:44 am
hyperlexian wrote:
i can do everything on Fnord's list that doesn't pertain to vehicles (because i do not drive). i want to add a couple:
hmmm that's all i can think of.
- sew on a button (and do a running stitch)
- interpret laundry care symbols (included in doing laundry)
- maintain a computer, including hardware upgrades, changing printer ink, virus scan, and other tuneups
- change the furnace filter and batteries in smoke alarms
- shovel snow (if applicable)
- make coffee and tea properly
- write a professional email, business letter, resume/cv
hmmm that's all i can think of.
I can do all of those; dunno why I did not list them, but I'll add them to my file. Thanx!
Here are some Employment Skills:
- Accept supervision and correction from a supervisor.
- Act as a manager within the company.
- Act as a professional consultant to a company.
- Arrive on time at the beginning of the day and from lunch and breaks (punctuality).
- Ask for work if you finished the assignment given to you.
- Ask questions if you don't understand what to do.
- Become involved on a committee or union activities at work.
- Develop a résumé and a cover letter.
- Doing strategic planning as part of upper management in the company.
- Drive a car or know how to use public transportation to get to work.
- Give appropriate notice if you can't come to work due to illness.
- Have job skills for which an employer would consider hiring you.
- Know how to act as a representative or leader for your work group.
- Know how to properly answer questions in an interview.
- Know how to ask for a raise or apply for a promotion.
- Know how to give a speech or presentation to your co-workers.
- Know how to leave a company to take another job.
- Know how to search for work.
- Perform your job correctly, quickly, and with professionalism (responsibility).
- Supervise others in the company.
- Take good care of your customers so they will want to continue to patronize the company for which you work.
- Use persuasion to sell yourself, your ideas, the company's products or services.
- Wear appropriate clothing for the job you will be doing (e.g., business attire in an office, uniform in a medical setting, protective work clothes at a construction site, etc.).
- Work your entire shift as scheduled (reliability).
01 Mar 2012, 10:58 am
Fnord wrote:
I can do all of those; dunno why I did not list them, but I'll add them to my file. Thanx!
Here are some Employment Skills:
[b]
Here are some Employment Skills:
- Accept supervision and correction from a supervisor.
- Act as a manager within the company.
- Act as a professional consultant to a company.
[*] Arrive on time at the beginning of the day and from lunch and breaks (punctuality). - Ask for work if you finished the assignment given to you.
- Ask questions if you don't understand what to do.
- Become involved on a committee or union activities at work.
- Develop a résumé and a cover letter.
- Doing strategic planning as part of upper management in the company.
- Drive a car or know how to use public transportation to get to work.
- Give appropriate notice if you can't come to work due to illness.
- Have job skills for which an employer would consider hiring you.
- Know how to act as a representative or leader for your work group.
- Know how to properly answer questions in an interview.
- Know how to ask for a raise or apply for a promotion.
- Know how to give a speech or presentation to your co-workers.
- Know how to leave a company to take another job.
- Know how to search for work.
- Perform your job correctly, quickly, and with professionalism (responsibility).
- Supervise others in the company.
- Take good care of your customers so they will want to continue to patronize the company for which you work.
- Use persuasion to sell yourself, your ideas, the company's products or services.
- Wear appropriate clothing for the job you will be doing (e.g., business attire in an office, uniform in a medical setting, protective work clothes at a construction site, etc.).
- Work your entire shift as scheduled (reliability).
Meh, didn't do so hot on this list. No wonder I can't keep a job. :/
01 Mar 2012, 11:00 am
Erisad wrote:
Fnord wrote:
I can do all of those; dunno why I did not list them, but I'll add them to my file. Thanx!
Here are some Employment Skills:
[b]Here are some Employment Skills:
- Accept supervision and correction from a supervisor.
- Act as a manager within the company.
- Act as a professional consultant to a company.
[*] Arrive on time at the beginning of the day and from lunch and breaks (punctuality). - Ask for work if you finished the assignment given to you.
- Ask questions if you don't understand what to do.
- Become involved on a committee or union activities at work.
- Develop a résumé and a cover letter.
- Doing strategic planning as part of upper management in the company.
- Drive a car or know how to use public transportation to get to work.
- Give appropriate notice if you can't come to work due to illness.
- Have job skills for which an employer would consider hiring you.
- Know how to act as a representative or leader for your work group.
- Know how to properly answer questions in an interview.
- Know how to ask for a raise or apply for a promotion.
- Know how to give a speech or presentation to your co-workers.
- Know how to leave a company to take another job.
- Know how to search for work.
- Perform your job correctly, quickly, and with professionalism (responsibility).
- Supervise others in the company.
- Take good care of your customers so they will want to continue to patronize the company for which you work.
- Use persuasion to sell yourself, your ideas, the company's products or services.
- Wear appropriate clothing for the job you will be doing (e.g., business attire in an office, uniform in a medical setting, protective work clothes at a construction site, etc.).
- Work your entire shift as scheduled (reliability).
Meh, didn't do so hot on this list. No wonder I can't keep a job. :/
Well, now you know what skills to work on!
01 Mar 2012, 11:19 am
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