Comments on: What I learnt at School (yesterday) http://www.rhodes2success.com/what-i-learnt-at-school-yesterday.html Mark Rhodes - Entrepreneur, Business Mentor and Speaker in Success and Achieving Business Goals Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Lesley Morrissey http://www.rhodes2success.com/what-i-learnt-at-school-yesterday.html/comment-page-1#comment-45 Lesley Morrissey Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:04:55 +0000 http://www.rhodes2success.com/?p=529#comment-45 When my children were growing up I was very aware that they were not learning anything much that related to 'real life'. I'm all for academic learning and qualifications to get you started in life, but when someone comes out of school at 16, 17, 18 - or, if they go on to further education, 21 or 22 without a clue what they need to function effectively in the working world. The problem is - none of my kids teachers showed much awareness of things as simple as good communication skills - and they were teachers, who communicate for a living! My take is that we need lots more people like Mark in schools - helping kids prepare to hit the ground running when they get out there in the workplace! When my children were growing up I was very aware that they were not learning anything much that related to ‘real life’.

I’m all for academic learning and qualifications to get you started in life, but when someone comes out of school at 16, 17, 18 – or, if they go on to further education, 21 or 22 without a clue what they need to function effectively in the working world.

The problem is – none of my kids teachers showed much awareness of things as simple as good communication skills – and they were teachers, who communicate for a living!

My take is that we need lots more people like Mark in schools – helping kids prepare to hit the ground running when they get out there in the workplace!

]]> By: Georgina http://www.rhodes2success.com/what-i-learnt-at-school-yesterday.html/comment-page-1#comment-31 Georgina Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:54:36 +0000 http://www.rhodes2success.com/?p=529#comment-31 Mark, Sounds like a fantastic meeting with these teenagers! I wish we had someone like you when i was at school. well done x Mark, Sounds like a fantastic meeting with these teenagers! I wish we had someone like you when i was at school. well done x

]]> By: Gill Tiney http://www.rhodes2success.com/what-i-learnt-at-school-yesterday.html/comment-page-1#comment-28 Gill Tiney Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:16:53 +0000 http://www.rhodes2success.com/?p=529#comment-28 Brilliant! But are you sure that someone didn't try to tell us about 'dancing as though no one is watching'. If we only knew then what we know now.... is an old expression and one that will be uttered by those same 17 year olds when they reach 40ahem. Because yes, most of them will have forgotten your pearls of wisdom as you no doubt forgot those of the insightful adults who spoke to you as a 17 year old. Thats the beauty of youth, they don't have to listen, they feel they know it all already. And in a way, they do. Brilliant! But are you sure that someone didn’t try to tell us about ‘dancing as though no one is watching’. If we only knew then what we know now…. is an old expression and one that will be uttered by those same 17 year olds when they reach 40ahem. Because yes, most of them will have forgotten your pearls of wisdom as you no doubt forgot those of the insightful adults who spoke to you as a 17 year old. Thats the beauty of youth, they don’t have to listen, they feel they know it all already. And in a way, they do.

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