[SENco-forum] 21st century skills

key

As a History graduate, I am bound to agree with you, not just on
understanding the world.  Studying History at a higher level involves
training the mind to look at evidence on both sides and come to a rational
deduction that can be backed up by the facts.  Mind, I have to say that it
is rare to find any two historians agreeing on the same topic!

I have never actually taught children the 11 times table; all they need to
do is repeat the digit they're multiplying by e.g. 1x is 11; 2x is 22.

With 11x and 12x, the greatest use I found was in developing mental
agility i.e multiply by 10 and add 1 or 2.  Might not be of much use as
tables in themselves, but anything that helps children to develop the
ability to use numbers quickly and accurately is worth trying. 
Surprisingly, the children who found straightforward working with number
problematic often thoroughly enjoyed playing around with numbers in
slightly different ways.  It's hard to beat the look of the light suddenly
dawning in the eyes of a child who is usually in a complete fog!

I'm with you on the windup computer.  Anyone working on developing one
yet?  And, no, I don't think I'll have time to use my retirement to embark
on it!

Jean

S Wales

 Well I won't disagree with you on your main point.  Take history, not a
> key
> work skill but something I think everyone should know something of just to
> understand the  world we live in.
>
> But I still don't see the 11 times table or cursive handwriting as being
> necessary for the understanding of human experience though.
>
> And when the energy runs out I will move to my windup computer.
>
> Jamie
>
>> From: <jeanld at fish.co.uk>
>> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:17:47 +0100 (BST)
>> To: Maggie Downie <maizie2004 at yahoo.co.uk>
>> Cc: Jamie Munro <jmunro at djsn.co.uk>, Peter Syme
>> <apahsyme at compuserve.com>,
>> Peter Syme <106070.776 at compuserve.com>, <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [SENco-forum] 21st century skills
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Jean
>>
>> S Wales
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>>
>>  Who is to say that the 21st century will continue to be an era of
>>> technological wizardry which will obviate the need for 'traditional'
>>> skills, such as handwriting?
>>>
>>>   Are we aiming to produce a generation who are completely helpless in
>>> a
>>> power cut (or worse)?
>>>
>>> Maggie
>>>
>>> Jamie Munro <jmunro at djsn.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> As I keep pointing out, this is the 21st Century - should we be
>>>> teaching
>>>> children the skills they need to be medieval farmers or biblical boat
>>>> builders?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jamie
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