An article in the Guardian today caught my interest describing a proposal for primary schools that focus more on learning about Twitter and Wikipedia than on learning history. The proposals state that children should leave school with a knowledge of blogging and pod casts and how to use Twitter and Wikipedia to find information and communicate. It also says that children must 'gain "fluency" in handwriting and keyboard skills, and learn how to use a spellchecker alongside how to spell.' I find the idea that education is focusing more on these new technologies than traditional subjects a bit shortsighted especially as these students are under the age of 11. They should have an understanding of the changes in technology but not at the expense of traditional subjects like history.
Information from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/mar/25/primary-schools-twitter-curriculum
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