It is very important that children start learning at an early age to mentally solve problems both with piers and also with themselves. In order to be effective at doing this one has to think outside the box so to speak. We’re all human! We aren’t born knowing the correct solution to every problem we will face in our lives. This mental activity that allows us to determine a corrective action to a problem is called a reasoning skill.
Some children may have a difficult time learning reasoning skills indirectly because of the variety of learning styles they may have as individuals. Teaching children reasoning skills directly such as a subject in school would ensure that all children show some sort of progress in learning these skills. Therefore, I agree that reasoning skills should be taught directly in the school systems today.
Teaching children reasoning skills will not only benefit them in their social activity, but will also help enable them to be independent when they are older. It is a part of a large process to prepare our young people to become a positive influence on our society as a whole. I believe these skills should be taught in school as well as the home. However, when it comes to school many people may be anxious about other aspects of education that may be sacrificed in order to teach these skills directly. Never-the-less, these sorts of skills should be learned.
The previous method of teaching these skills indirectly has become obsolete with our gain of knowledge of the many different combinations of learning styles that we posses as individuals. Also, there are many factors contributing to individual decision making as discussed in an article put out by the Universities of California and Arizona. With this knowledge we can also conclude that some children may find it difficult to learn through the use of subtle hints. I myself often do not understand ideas until they are directly explained to me. Teaching these skills in school would require children to demonstrate some understanding of them and how to use them in everyday life. Whether they actually choose to apply them is a different problem.
It is a difficult but rewarding endeavor to set our children up for success. However, with each new generation of society comes new and improved technology to make this task of educating our children a little easier and more effective. Simple assessments such as the Edutopia quiz exemplify that there are a number of different learning styles out there. It appears to me that the most prominent way to ensure that our children are learning reasoning skills is for them to be taught as a subject in school. This would allow educators as well as parents to track children’s progress in learning these skills. In turn children will benefit greatly from these skills when they become independent adults.
Just in case anyone is interested, there are assessments online that can help identify what type of reasoning skills your child possesses in the event that the school they attend is unsuccessful at teaching these important skills. Here is a link for one such assessment. In addition to this, you can also visit the Tempe Elementary website where you can see videos of children actually being taught reasoning skills in the classroom.
Some children may have a difficult time learning reasoning skills indirectly because of the variety of learning styles they may have as individuals. Teaching children reasoning skills directly such as a subject in school would ensure that all children show some sort of progress in learning these skills. Therefore, I agree that reasoning skills should be taught directly in the school systems today.
Teaching children reasoning skills will not only benefit them in their social activity, but will also help enable them to be independent when they are older. It is a part of a large process to prepare our young people to become a positive influence on our society as a whole. I believe these skills should be taught in school as well as the home. However, when it comes to school many people may be anxious about other aspects of education that may be sacrificed in order to teach these skills directly. Never-the-less, these sorts of skills should be learned.
The previous method of teaching these skills indirectly has become obsolete with our gain of knowledge of the many different combinations of learning styles that we posses as individuals. Also, there are many factors contributing to individual decision making as discussed in an article put out by the Universities of California and Arizona. With this knowledge we can also conclude that some children may find it difficult to learn through the use of subtle hints. I myself often do not understand ideas until they are directly explained to me. Teaching these skills in school would require children to demonstrate some understanding of them and how to use them in everyday life. Whether they actually choose to apply them is a different problem.
It is a difficult but rewarding endeavor to set our children up for success. However, with each new generation of society comes new and improved technology to make this task of educating our children a little easier and more effective. Simple assessments such as the Edutopia quiz exemplify that there are a number of different learning styles out there. It appears to me that the most prominent way to ensure that our children are learning reasoning skills is for them to be taught as a subject in school. This would allow educators as well as parents to track children’s progress in learning these skills. In turn children will benefit greatly from these skills when they become independent adults.
Just in case anyone is interested, there are assessments online that can help identify what type of reasoning skills your child possesses in the event that the school they attend is unsuccessful at teaching these important skills. Here is a link for one such assessment. In addition to this, you can also visit the Tempe Elementary website where you can see videos of children actually being taught reasoning skills in the classroom.
