http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/30/21st-century-bc-skills/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:59:33 -0600 hourly 1 http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/30/21st-century-bc-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-4758 Crimson Wife Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:56:51 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1328#comment-4758 Actually, there are cognitive benefits to learning cursive. See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/10/AR2006101001475_2.html Actually, there are cognitive benefits to learning cursive. See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/10/AR2006101001475_2.html

]]> http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/30/21st-century-bc-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-4753 Robert F Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:49:34 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1328#comment-4753 Yes, the whole 21st Century skills" argument is ridiculous, for a number of reasons. The National Council of Teachers of English is very big on this sort of think, and organizes conferences around this silly theme. Don't forget that much of this is done with an eye on quarterly profits for the makers of high-tech gadgetry. "Smart boards" and Ipods and all the rest are a big part of this push. Yes, the whole 21st Century skills” argument is ridiculous, for a number of reasons. The National Council of Teachers of English is very big on this sort of think, and organizes conferences around this silly theme. Don’t forget that much of this is done with an eye on quarterly profits for the makers of high-tech gadgetry. “Smart boards” and Ipods and all the rest are a big part of this push.

]]> http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/30/21st-century-bc-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-4748 Rachel Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1328#comment-4748 Sewing isn't nearly as obsolete as penmanship and the use of trig tables... Sewing isn’t nearly as obsolete as penmanship and the use of trig tables…

]]> http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/30/21st-century-bc-skills/comment-page-1/#comment-4744 Crimson Wife Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:04:05 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1328#comment-4744 There *ARE* certain skills needed today that didn't exist for previous generations, but they're at max 5% of the curriculum. And training for these types of skills can replace ones previously in the curriculum that have been rendered obsolete (i.e. a semester-long elective on computer skills rather than a semester-long elective on sewing). There *ARE* certain skills needed today that didn’t exist for previous generations, but they’re at max 5% of the curriculum. And training for these types of skills can replace ones previously in the curriculum that have been rendered obsolete (i.e. a semester-long elective on computer skills rather than a semester-long elective on sewing).

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