As children then , many of us were taught by our parents the basic skills then , for example of how to lay a fire,
although this is virtually extinct in todays modern world , where we have central heating and so on,
for those of us who had both parents, some parents taught their children many things which in later years would stand them in good stead, good sound advice, how to handle their money , working out in their head how much change will be given back.
today would or could the young children of today cope , as many seem to rely on computers, laptops smart phones to text, in stead of write, or spell , cook instead of eating take away food, make beds, wash up, and many more basic things we do in a day to day environment , and of course the list is endless,
being able to do arithmetic in their heads without using a calculator, Im sure there are many young children that could do some of these things, but are they becoming reliable on electronics instead,
what of reading , telling the time, all the basics that in our time we were encouraged to do ,
so with many working mothers and fathers today , have they the time to encourage young children not to rely on the electronic devices that are freely available , sit and discuss what they've learnt at school and so on, showing interest in their progress,
in schools calculator I believe are accepted, where as in our day we had to show written proof how we arrived at the answers , proofing we weren't cheating, each given a different part of a story to read proving we were reading ,not copying some one else from memory,
Q; what are your thoughts on passing on our knowledge ,to children is it necessary today or will it become extinct in time,