michael_nielsen

Things that should be taught in school: Physical literacy Emotional literacy Risk literacy Cultural literacy Ideological literacy

If schools were good at teaching such things, sure. But the "if" clause is why I'm skeptical of such lists. Subjects I was "taught" in school I hated. It took me years to overcome my dislike of biology, for instance. Things I learnt outside school, like math & writing, I loved

For me this is so high res it extends to individual books. Thank God my English teachers had such bad (or more precisely, conventional) taste, or a lot more books would have been ruined for me.

Hmm...I definitely hated maths until I learned it outside of school, but I loved English at school, in part because of a few great teachers who treated us like humans, and I still love reading and writing (although I tend to analyse fewer Shakespeare plays :P)...

Funny coincidence: I was bored by Shakespeare (see above) until one of Australia's best Shakespearian actors visited the school, & spent a few hours riffing on Shakespeare w/ the students. He loved it & was a master of it. Made it easy to see the best of Shakespeare was amazing