Originally Posted by
Machka
A question ... do they not teach map reading in school anymore? You're not the first one to indicate that reading maps is/was foreign to you. I could swear it was on the curriculum. Yes, actually, I just checked and students (in Alberta anyway) start learning to read maps in Grade One. I started learning to read maps when I was about 6 or 7 years old.
I learned about world/geographical maps in school, but never navigation. I went to elementary school in Hong Kong and primary school in California so maybe I just missed out. All is well, cycling (more than driving) has helped me learn.