So many daily small thzate kinda impossible to teach a whole class, but are easy to teach a single child (source: I work in a school):
reading the clock. May sound weird, but some kids get it really early and quickly, some take more time. Thus pretty frustrating to teach the whole class
tying shoes (I know too many kids with 8 or 9 years old who can’t tie a knot, shoes are a good starter)
generally small motor skills (crafts, crochet, weaving, whatever you want…)
And the one thing that school cannot teach and is also very difficult for parents: questioning authority
Small motor skills - you know what’s SUPER good at teaching this? Writing in cursive, it’s why it needs to stay in schools.
All the things listed are also easily teachable to groups - group exercises/worksheets and practice for clocks, tying shoes used to be considered standard to be taught at preschool/kindergarten it’s a matter of practice and cursive
What’s your experience with groups of children? You can show stuff. But repetition and practice are not a great thing in a school setting. That needs to happen outside of school.
I’ve worked with far over thousand kids and worked in elementary schools for over 10 years now.
Yes you can “teach” the things. But the kids need time and space for their own pace at repeating and practicing them
So many daily small thzate kinda impossible to teach a whole class, but are easy to teach a single child (source: I work in a school):
And the one thing that school cannot teach and is also very difficult for parents: questioning authority
Parent: make sure to question authority
Kid: why?
Parent: listen here you little shit…
Small motor skills - you know what’s SUPER good at teaching this? Writing in cursive, it’s why it needs to stay in schools.
All the things listed are also easily teachable to groups - group exercises/worksheets and practice for clocks, tying shoes used to be considered standard to be taught at preschool/kindergarten it’s a matter of practice and cursive
What’s your experience with groups of children? You can show stuff. But repetition and practice are not a great thing in a school setting. That needs to happen outside of school. I’ve worked with far over thousand kids and worked in elementary schools for over 10 years now. Yes you can “teach” the things. But the kids need time and space for their own pace at repeating and practicing them
I’d widen it to: questioning ideals and argumentation