[Stoat]

Although this article is from the U.K. I would caution American readers not to discount its relevance to us here in the USA.  A great many social, cultural and economic trends gain a foothold first in Great Britain and are then emulated by the Left elsewhere.

 

Some older Free Republic threads which may be of interest:

Churchill dropped from England's history syllabus (- pandering to a P.C. agenda-)

UK- Half of young people do not recognise Winston Churchill... & will be 'forgotten' in 80 yrs

 

[Forgotten Amendments]

Children no longer need facts schools because they can look them up on smartphone, claim teachers (U.K.)

Fixed it!

[Forgotten Amendments]

But a smart phone can't ridicule a child in front of others. It can't have a hangover and scream at children. It can't force a child to worship all government. It can't force a child to sit still and shut up for hours at a time.

In the future, will our children be sufficiently warped?

[ExCTCitizen]

Teachers said lessons should put a greater emphasis on broad skills such as independent research, interpreting evidence and critical thinking rather than learning dates, facts and figures by rote.

What happens if you are a lousy parent, and your kids DON'T have a cell phone??

[ApplegateRanch]

This is nothing new; 50+ years ago I was “taught” that knowing facts was much less important than knowing where & how to find them.

[Tired of Taxes]

Reminds me of a science fiction short story (that my children read) by Isaac Asimov called “The Story Machine” about a future when the machines do all of the thinking for everybody: The machines do all the math, and the machines even produce stories and tell them. The vast majority of people don’t know how to write or what all the “squiggles” (letters and numbers) are.

I know, the article you posted is a far cry from that story, but someday...

[martin_fierro]

Children no longer need facts because they can look them up on smartphone, claim teachers (U.K.)

In a similar vein: Google Project Glass

[agrarianlady]

Dorothy Sayers is smiling.

[Vanders9]

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers warned that pupils risked being failed by a Coalition overhaul of the curriculum that will emphasise the core knowledge that pupils should acquire at each key stage.

It claimed that the move represented a throw-back to the 50s and would “kill children’s creativity”.

I seem to recall (from actually studying history as it happens) that there was no shortage of creativity in the past. If anything I think there was more creativity in the era before the information age.

[airborne]

The future of "education" (indoctrination) in America!