Telling time, making change, and Math aren't the only things that children aren't taught any more. Our grandchildren live in Phoenix, Az and aren't taught to write cursive. They figure if they can print and use the computer they won't have to write in cursive. If you write them a letter in cursive handwriting they struggle for hours to try and read it. They are allowed to use their calculators on their math homework and on their math tests. I guess the theory is that they still have to know the process in order to get the right answer but the closest thing to a calculator we ever got to use was a slide rule and that was only on the test on how to use a slide rule.
I went to nursing school when I was 40. I had to take a placement test in order to register. The instructor was astounded that after being out of school for over 20+ years that I could score a 97% on the math test. She said they have current HS graduates that can't pass the entry test in math and they have to refuse them entry into the nursing program. On our math tests in nursing if you missed 1 question you flunked the test and would have to take the whole thing over. Why? Would you want to be the one who got the wrong dosage of medication? Ann in TN