Should we be teaching children how to format tables of numbers in Excel, or Google hacks, or "life-long computer skills"? Rhetorical question, obviously, but Jakob Nielsen has a go at answering it in his latest Alertbox column. He says:
There is some value in teaching kids skills they can apply immediately, while they're still in school, but there's more value in teaching them deeper concepts that will benefit them forever, regardless of changes in specific applications.
Of course, finding teachers who understand the "deeper concepts" is another matter.....
