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skills...Let me use an analogy   From: Lawrence A. Parker
(occti_at_TeacherArtExchange) Date: Sat Feb 08 2003 - 09:59:45
PST  > Larry mentioned that kids do not have thinking skills  I
was not accurate in saying that kids do not have thinking
skills; I noted that this was generalized and generally
speaking. Kids *do* have thinking skills. But, good are they?
Of course, there are genetic and environmental influences, and I
think most of us are aware of those.  In the same way, most any
kid can get behind the steering wheel of an automobile and drive
it. Does s/he have driving skills? How do we measure? Whether or
not they can steer the car straight down the road? Whether or
not they can keep from hitting something? Is it enough to be
able to maneuver the car down the driveway? What about on
crowded city streets, or on high speed freeways?  We assume for
most kids that the innate and basic skills are there. And we
give them booklets on laws, rule