The important things in life
Dec. 27th, 2002 12:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ciphergothA BBC 1 News crew is turning up here in just over an hour to interview my Mum about this story:
Today, Education secretary Charles Clarke is hoping to start a national debate on the nation's essential skills, as he launches a competition to find the top five life skills that all young people should be able to master by the age of 16.
What would you say in interview?
Update: Didn't appear in 6pm BBC1 news. Maybe it'll turn up later or on BBC News 24, or maybe as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
djm4 suggests it's an attack of the clones...
Today, Education secretary Charles Clarke is hoping to start a national debate on the nation's essential skills, as he launches a competition to find the top five life skills that all young people should be able to master by the age of 16.
What would you say in interview?
Update: Didn't appear in 6pm BBC1 news. Maybe it'll turn up later or on BBC News 24, or maybe as
djm4 suggests it's an attack of the clones...
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Date: 2002-12-27 11:01 am (UTC)Questioning arguments from authority ('because I say so!' 'because I'm bigger/stronger/smarter/more politically powerful than you')
Telling the truth even when it's not in your best interests in the short-term
Reading
Asking for help when you need it.
I don't know, not all of those are things which can be easily taught, at least not in school. The most important life-skill of all is to never want to stop learning.
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Date: 2002-12-27 01:08 pm (UTC)