Most of traditional school is a waste of your kids' time.
If you want your kids to thrive in a 21st-century world, these are the top 7 skills you need to be teaching them.
(And let's be real — most adults need to learn these, too) 👇
If you want your kids to thrive in a 21st-century world, these are the top 7 skills you need to be teaching them.
(And let's be real — most adults need to learn these, too) 👇
1. Critical reading skills.
If you know how to read, you can learn anything else.
But understanding the words on the page is not the same as grappling with them.
You need to know how to dissect, disagree, synthesize disparate ideas, and formulate questions.
If you know how to read, you can learn anything else.
But understanding the words on the page is not the same as grappling with them.
You need to know how to dissect, disagree, synthesize disparate ideas, and formulate questions.
2. How to write — well.
Writing is a superpower, especially in the 21st century.
And writing online is the best way to connect with other people who share your interests.
Writing is the fastest way to organize your thoughts, sharpen your ideas, and build a portfolio.
Writing is a superpower, especially in the 21st century.
And writing online is the best way to connect with other people who share your interests.
Writing is the fastest way to organize your thoughts, sharpen your ideas, and build a portfolio.
3. How to ask great questions.
We live in a world with information at our fingertips. Anything you could ever wonder is a google search away.
The skill lies in knowing how to wield google to unlock what you want.
To find answers, you have to master the art of the question.
We live in a world with information at our fingertips. Anything you could ever wonder is a google search away.
The skill lies in knowing how to wield google to unlock what you want.
To find answers, you have to master the art of the question.
4. How to work in public.
So many of us learn to practice in private. "Train first, perform once perfect."
The thing is, you're never done with the learning process.
But if you share what you're learning, you don't have to wait for mastery to start landing opportunities.
So many of us learn to practice in private. "Train first, perform once perfect."
The thing is, you're never done with the learning process.
But if you share what you're learning, you don't have to wait for mastery to start landing opportunities.
5. People skills.
Most of life is negotiating with other people.
Haggling over differences, selling ideas, managing relationships, difusing conflicts.
If you understand people, you can navigate anything.
Learn to be polite, charming, and persuasive, and all else will follow.
Most of life is negotiating with other people.
Haggling over differences, selling ideas, managing relationships, difusing conflicts.
If you understand people, you can navigate anything.
Learn to be polite, charming, and persuasive, and all else will follow.
6. How to find and create opportunities.
The world is your oyster — if you know how to open it.
To be successful, you need to know how to see opportunities and claim them.
Entrepreneurial, action-oriented thinking is the biggest differentiator between success and mediocrity.
The world is your oyster — if you know how to open it.
To be successful, you need to know how to see opportunities and claim them.
Entrepreneurial, action-oriented thinking is the biggest differentiator between success and mediocrity.
7. How to become an expert at something.
Gaining expertise is a meta life skill — it applies to everything.
Learn how to:
• find resources
• create learning plans
• find your standard of expertise
Focused learning will put you above 99% of the population on any topic.
Gaining expertise is a meta life skill — it applies to everything.
Learn how to:
• find resources
• create learning plans
• find your standard of expertise
Focused learning will put you above 99% of the population on any topic.
To thrive in the 21st-century world, teach your kids to:
• read critically
• write well
• ask great questions
• learn in public
• manage people
• create opportunities
• gain expertise
What else would you add to this list?
• read critically
• write well
• ask great questions
• learn in public
• manage people
• create opportunities
• gain expertise
What else would you add to this list?
If you teach your kids the meta life skills, they'll be able to learn anything else.
They'll be able to adapt to a changing world, and always be positioned to thrive.
If you found this thread helpful, follow @rebelEducator for more on improving your kids' education.
They'll be able to adapt to a changing world, and always be positioned to thrive.
If you found this thread helpful, follow @rebelEducator for more on improving your kids' education.
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