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  • jeanne davis
    jeanne davis shared Tony Clack's idea. I would support all the objectives listed . Not all of course could be achieved in the same time frame, but life skills should certainly be a major component of the curriculum.

    Jeanne Davis
    What should the objectives of education be in today's world?
    • October 29, 2017
  • Tony Clack
    Tony Clack wrote a new blog entry:
    What should the objectives of education be in today's world?
    • October 25, 2017
    • Tony Clack
      Richard Owen Based on my own experiences, I would place teaching clear, open-minded, skeptical thinking and philosophy on the list, after all, if you only teach the "what" without the "how" then much of the education is about "facts" and is somewhat similar to having...  more
      • December 27, 2017
    • Tony Clack
      Tony Clack Agree with you entirely Richard. I couldn't believe we had missed it when you raised it and it was only when reading through the list a second time that I realised it was tacked onto the back of no. 2 in the list about STEM subjects. I think I must have...  more
      • December 30, 2017
    • Tony Clack
      Richard Owen That's strange, I missed that part, (old age setting in) yes, pretty much, although from what I understand the majority of teachers simply do not understand critical thinking to the degree that they can actually teach it... 
      • February 4, 2018