Dave,
The reason they told you to write for a Grade 7 educational level was probably
because they heard about some of the students my dad dealt with when he was a
junior level radio instructor in the Coast Guard in WWII. From his
description it sounded like he was teaching a basic "shop" (tool usage) class
at the time.
Being a Minnesota farm boy, dad assumed that everybody knew what screwdrivers,
pliers, etc. were and initially started out apologizing for having to go
through all the "basics.". However, he quickly found out that a lot of
the "city boys" had no idea which end of a screwdriver to hold.
One incident he particularly liked to chuckle about was a fellow who was
having difficulty cutting a piece of metal with a hacksaw. The fellow was
giving the saw a workout ("had the blade red hot") but wasn't getting
anywhere. The fellow was amazed at how much better the saw worked when the
blade was flipped over so the teeth were pointing down into the work instead
of up (yep, he had the blade _upside down_)....
73, Al
On Wed June 29 2011 11:33:57 pm Dave KK7SS wrote:
> An Operations Manual group I wrote for a US Army Project was rejected with
> instructions that it was to be written to a Grade 7 education level!
> Including pictures, for example, of which way to turn a screwdriver to
> remove or insert a screw - and which end to use!
>
> I kid you not!
>
> --
> Dave G KK7SS
> Richland, WA
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