The three R's is something that first came to my attention during
this year's London Design Festival, with one of the fantastic free talks
held at the V&A; Art, Craft and Design the cross-over and
boundaries in 21st century.
Sir Christopher Frayling was one of the key speakers at this talk and he mentioned the three R's of education. The three R's are supposed to reference the three basic core skills to a good educational system. The three R's are currently interrupted as being Reading, wRiting and aRithematic. Which is essentially two skills of literacy and numeracy so where is the third basic skill in our current education....? The original three R's actually originated from a speech made in 1795 by Sir William Curtis. He stated that the three main pillars of any good education were;
I found it fascinating that in the past 200 years we have completely re-evaluated the three basic skills we impart onto our children. The fact that we no longer see the ability to make as a key skill, says a lot for the changes that have occurred in the world and in particular to our country Britain.
It is therefore no surprise that we have seen a decline in Britain's ability to manufacture, a decline in crafts, a decline is peoples practical skills and also a sense of detachment from materials.
The three R's and its changed meaning, and attitude of what is now considered important knowledge has been an inspiration to myself. I'm now investigating the topic further and I've decided to devote my dissertation to; Art, Craft and the education systems that have helped to create and divide the hierarchy's that exist between the two fields.
I'm particularly passionate about, the preservation of craft and skills in Britain, as I think the ability to make things is something that should not be lost.
I have so far found a very interesting book on the subject if anybody else wants to do any further reading around Art, Craft and education. On Craftsmanship; Towards a new Bauhaus By Christopher Frayling.
This is an ongoing issue and passion of mine so expect to see more blog posts around this topic. Please feel free to comment and leave your thoughts and experiences on this post.
Sir Christopher Frayling was one of the key speakers at this talk and he mentioned the three R's of education. The three R's are supposed to reference the three basic core skills to a good educational system. The three R's are currently interrupted as being Reading, wRiting and aRithematic. Which is essentially two skills of literacy and numeracy so where is the third basic skill in our current education....? The original three R's actually originated from a speech made in 1795 by Sir William Curtis. He stated that the three main pillars of any good education were;
- Reading and writing
- Reckoning and figuring
- Wroughting and wrighting
I found it fascinating that in the past 200 years we have completely re-evaluated the three basic skills we impart onto our children. The fact that we no longer see the ability to make as a key skill, says a lot for the changes that have occurred in the world and in particular to our country Britain.
It is therefore no surprise that we have seen a decline in Britain's ability to manufacture, a decline in crafts, a decline is peoples practical skills and also a sense of detachment from materials.
The three R's and its changed meaning, and attitude of what is now considered important knowledge has been an inspiration to myself. I'm now investigating the topic further and I've decided to devote my dissertation to; Art, Craft and the education systems that have helped to create and divide the hierarchy's that exist between the two fields.
I'm particularly passionate about, the preservation of craft and skills in Britain, as I think the ability to make things is something that should not be lost.
I have so far found a very interesting book on the subject if anybody else wants to do any further reading around Art, Craft and education. On Craftsmanship; Towards a new Bauhaus By Christopher Frayling.
This is an ongoing issue and passion of mine so expect to see more blog posts around this topic. Please feel free to comment and leave your thoughts and experiences on this post.
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