Hi from Beautiful Brittany,
Geoff wrote :
I remember (near 50 here as well) learning how to derive a square
root.
That skill is also useless.
I agree with you that "It is far more IMPORTANT that kids learn to
think
logically and coherently," but that doesn't at all mean that they
learn a
particular file structure, or machine UI. Kids today don't need to
know
what a command line is because the vast majority of them will never
see one
in their lives. Kids should learn how to think, but in the context
of the
environment they are/will operate in. A calculator is no more a
crutch than
is an automobile. People who drive (or fly) from New York to Los
Angeles
should not be first required to learn how to drive a horse and wagon
across
the country.
Amen to that Geoff. I also remember how to calculate a square root
with a paper
and pencil, and I am sure I never needed to do it since I learned it
55 years ago.
However, I also learned how to start a fire with bow and string, and a
piece of
wood, and I never used this technique either.
Let us say nevertheless that I could fend for myself if ever a neutron
bomb
reduced my electronic world to zilch, but I don't think my kids could
do that !
-Francis
"Windows is just a series of panes !"
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