41. And a pilot-mechanic spends two years flying, fixing planes and learning related skills. 42. And this is a loss for everyone, especially kids who lose the opportunity to learn the skills of negotiation and compromise. 43. As a part of the etiquette training, the players learn skills like poise, how to engage in gentle conversation and the art of tying a necktie. 44. At the centers adults learn job skills. 45. At this age, kids also learn research skills and begin to sort and distill information to create school reports. 46. Being on your own, he says, teaches you to work hard, save, learn new skills, and be prepared to weather some lean times. 47. Besides learning culinary skills, the students are taught life skills, said Bob Brassard, program director and a certified executive chef. 48. Brain Boosters Could middle-aged people soon be popping pills to help them learn new skills as easily as children do? 49. A child of any ability level continues to have fun as long as she is learning new skills and seeing improvements. 50. A group of parents recently protested that their children were not learning basic skills, including multiplication and long division, the way their generation had in elementary school. |