The 21st century (the years from 2001 to 2100) stands to leave a mark in the pages of history for being one of the most important periods of human development. Since 2001, we’ve witnessed the birth of several technological breakthroughs, such as the fourth Industrial revolution, the invention and proliferation of smartphones, the actualisation of driverless cars, virtual reality, and so much more.
It is a century of innovation, development, and ideation, and it is taking shape in the workplace. The new generation will need critical skills to thrive and succeed in such a dynamic ecosystem. Scholars and researchers have dubbed those skills as 21st Century Skills, cutting across learning, literacy, and life domains.
This article will explore 2 essential skills in the life domains, namely critical thinking and collaboration, and how robotics courses can help kids acquire them.
According to the Harvard Business Review, critical thinking is the ability to analyse and effectively break down an issue in order to make a decision or find a solution. When you break critical thinking down to smaller components, it boils down to 6 attributes.
These attributes embody the essence of robotic courses. Students are encouraged to explore a project to completion, from identifying a need to breaking down complex problems to make them easier to solve, searching for patterns, and designing solutions.
It is very much a trial and error process, and the experience teaches kids how to become independent and innovative in addressing personal and professional challenges.
Collaboration has become one of the distinguishing traits of the 21st century. Issues of critical concern are no longer being addressed individually, but as a collective. These collaborative efforts are happening communally, nationally and globally in areas such as business, medicine, aerospace, information technology and more. The ability to collaborate has become a critical condition to success, which makes it even more important for the next generation to have.
Robotics is one of the best ways to teach kids how to collaborate effectively. In a robotics class, students often come together to solve problems with robotics. The process involves discussions, feedback and sometimes even criticism. As they team up, they learn that different perspectives and ideas can affect a project in unique ways and positive ways.
These lessons later carry on in life, helping them not just in their professional lives, but in their personal as well. In fact, this collaborative learning process has shown great results in developing higher-level thinking skills in kids. It also helps in boosting confidence and self-esteem.
At STEM Genius, we’ve made it our quest to make STEM education accessible to Singaporean kids. Each of our programs are designed to be fun, interactive and affordable. We have classes for kids 4 to 5 years old teaching coding concepts and computational thinking through hands-on exploration.
Meanwhile, kids 6 to 11 years old have a dedicated class in which they learn how to program different types of educational robots as well as more advanced programming concepts such as sequences and loops.
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