kolm wrote:
But intelligence doesn't make one confident
I didn't say it would increase their confidence. I said it would do them more good in the long run. Plenty can be achieved in life without confidence. To be fair plenty can be achieved without intelligence, but it at least gives them a solid basis for choosing their direction. When our school system is already failing to produce people with the basic subjects it doesn't seem right to concentrate on little projects like this.
To Lady of Mystery I know they wouldn't be talking about teaching it as a subject, they'd push it into another subject, which would then have logistical issues with teachers. I could see it working nicely as part of a performing arts course or just as the odd break in a lesson. I had a maths teacher when I was at school who used to pause his lessons every so often to teach basic maths magic. That made for quite an entertaining break to lessons to help rest the class.
Its been suggested that I teach a few kids some basic magic as part of a lunch time club, which would be a nice boost for the kids. It would be kids that wanted to be there and as such would hopefully be keen. We have quite good lunch time provisions as its a special needs school, so the kids need to have something to keep them occupied. So I may do it as a monthly activity or something of that nature. I just don't think it would work very well as a regular thing. The kids would all develop at different speeds and some are going to practice more at home.
In Hull the magic circle has a very good youth scheme for encouraging new magicians. They do regular workshops and are encouraging some very talented new magicians. The people involved are really enthusiastic, but that seems like a nicer way of introducing magic.
