Yuval Noah Harari: we have no idea what to teach young people

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by mgiannopoulos • 2 years ago

10 6 2 years ago

alganet• 2 years ago

"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?

armchairhacker• 2 years ago

Critical thinking? Psychology and social skills? Ethics? Self-discipline?

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.

justinclift• 2 years ago

Plumbers will probably still be in a job in 20 years, and they earn decent $, so maybe point them towards that? ;)

weatherlite• 2 years ago

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...

simne• 2 years ago

Do not comment such posts, to avoid getting negative votes.

bencelaszlo• 2 years ago

What if we would just drop the useless junk, let the children have more time and don't crush their soul before graduation?

Yuval Noah Harari: we have no idea what to teach young people

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