The world is changing at a rapid pace but
the skills we are learning are rapidly lagging behind. So how can we teach our
kids relevant and up-to-date things if it is going to be replaced by something
else anyway?
I just finished reading a post by Leo Babauta
about 9 essential skills that kids should learn which can be read here:
On his post he talks about the skills are
really important for kids to learn so they can tackle changes as they come. The
9 skills he talks about are asking questions, solving problems, taking on projects,
finding passions, being independent, being happy on their own, being
compassionate, learning tolerance, and dealing with change.
I agree that that these skills are
crucial, and no matter what subject is at hand for them, they will be able to
adapt to their tasks and challenges. They will be able to learn new things by
just asking and solving problems on their own and truly understanding the
essence of a task without being so dependent on others.
Whilst reading this post, I also came
across an interesting concept called “unschooling”, that I have never heard of
before. The man that wrote this blog post is not putting his children in school
but is teaching, what he believes is more important, and I am interested to see
what he learns from taking this approach. As an educator furthering my
education, I often time see so many negative things about schools and really
don’t see change happening fast enough, keeping up with our times, or being
relevant in preparing our children to their full potential. I do not have children
but I really wonder how their “experiment” will turn out. For now, he has added
another interested reader to his webpage: unschoolery.com .
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