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Core Knowledge: A Lifeboat in the Sea of Information by Lisa Hansel July 29th, 2013 Tags: Google, Jeroen J.G. van Merriënboer, Library of Congress, Paul Kirschner Posted in Curriculum, Educational Policy, Teaching | 9 Comments » Here’s a question I’m often asked: Now that we have Google and smartphones are becoming less expensive, isn’t the Core Knowledge approach obsolete? For anyone who knows that (1) cognitive science shows that having some relevant knowledge already stored in long-term memory is essential to reading comprehension and critical thinking and (2) Core Knowledge is about providing a broad base of skill-enabling knowledge in preschool through eighth grade, the answer is obviously “No.” If anything, Google makes the Core Knowledge approach even more essential. In a sea of information, young people need a lifeboat.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:05:09 +0000

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