TTT Episode 81: Handwriting Truthiness and The Social Good of Education

Pete (@mr_van_w) questions the importance of handwriting. Maybe the current generation doesn't have it all wrong and it just doesn't actually matter as much as we think it does. On a side note: We were in a meeting today and a colleague talked up how students are much better off writing with a pen and when they can't spell something they look it up in the dictionary. 1. How many kid actually know when they make a spelling mistake. 2. How many kids care enough to then look the word up in a dictionary.       John (@jfcatto) continues from last weeks episode and looks at some the personal and social goods that come out of education other than salary from a job. Spoilers: He is still not convinced university is a good idea for everyone.    Pete: Handwriting saviour or teachers' nightmare? The return of the fountain pen - Alexandra L Smith  https://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2006/nov/13/handwritingsaviourorteacher1    The Global Elements of Effective Flipped Learning - FLGI (maybe? Jon Bergmann) https://flglobal.org/elements/    John: Let's not focus on graduate income when assessing the worth of education - Peter Hurley  https://theconversation.com/lets-not-focus-on-graduate-incomes-when-assessing-the-worth-of-education-106168