[SENco-forum] 21st century skills

In a message dated 25/09/2007 19:18:49 GMT Daylight Time, jeanld at fish.co.uk  
writes:

Not to  mention when the energy starts to run out!

I suppose you could also say  that it all depends on how you view
education: simply to provide vocational  training, or to educate the whole
person for the whole of their life.   Do we just want to have the skills
for the job we do, or do we want to be  able to enjoy all the other things
that make up human  experience?

It could be argued that today's youth is too reliant on tech, on access to  
instant information at the press of a few buttons. But today's youth also has  
the opportunity to learn from a much more vast range of sources than we pre  
techs ever did.

The challenge for them, when the plug is finally pulled, is whether they  
have the collective resources and skills of collaboration to go back to whatever  
level they need to move forwards again. I think they will tho it will be a 
big  wakeup call.

Don't underestimate their resilience and adaptability. And, like Jamie, I  
think that handwriting will still be low down on the list of things to be  done.

As to how we view education - it is more or less redundant post 14 and  
probably a lot sooner than that - at least in its present form. If we recognise  
that, then youth just might be able to enjoy all the other things that  make up 
human experience.

Martin

Living too close to Totnes, and used to be EP in  Glastonbury