Yuval Noah Harari: we have no idea what to teach young people(twitter.com)
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Yuval Noah Harari: we have no idea what to teach young people
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What if we would just drop the useless junk, let the children have more time and don't crush their soul before graduation?
Plumbers will probably still be in a job in 20 years, and they earn decent $, so maybe point them towards that? ;)
What happens when all white collars people flock to trade jobs (due to lack of other options)? plumbing will become a commodified job as well...
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"Plant wheat, ride a horse, shoot a bow".
Those skills (and many others) will never get old. Different grain, different horses, different bows, essentially the same skills.
Am I backing the right conceptual horse here? Planting some good wheat and separating it from the chaff? Do you understand what I'm aiming at?
Those skills (and many others) will never get old. Different grain, different horses, different bows, essentially the same skills.
Am I backing the right conceptual horse here? Planting some good wheat and separating it from the chaff? Do you understand what I'm aiming at?
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These are skills necessary in the middle ages that are still necessary today.
Also, basic math, science, language, history, gym, etc. most likely aren’t going away. Everyone has a calculator and encyclopedia in their pocket, but mentally computing basic arithmetic and understanding basic facts are still important skills.
Those weren’t necessary in the middle ages if you were doing manual labor (except some could still be useful, such as STEM letting you develop more efficient techniques, and history teaching you what to expect from the outside world). But I believe most were taught to nobles, and most were definitely taught post 1918 when public school became mandatory in every state.