But experts said children could rediscover vital skills if schools used practical toys. Children have got to be taught hands-on, and not to become mobile phone or computer dependent. 'They should use computers as and when, but there are so many people playing with their computers nowadays that spend all their time sitting there with a stomach.
They are dependent on Google searches. A lot of kids will become fairly brain-dead if they become so dependent on the internet, because they will not be able to do things the old-fashioned way.
It is believed that simple challenges in schools using tools such as Meccano model kits would give children invaluable skills. With Meccano you could do your own reproduction of, say, the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Meccano is a model construction system comprising re-usable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears with nuts and bolts to connect the pieces. It enables the building of working models and mechanical devices.
Meccano was invented in 1901 in England by Frank Hornby and manufactured by the British company, Meccano Ltd, between 1908 and 1980. It is now manufactured in France and China. "Erector Sets" currently sold in the USA are actually Meccano sets manufactured by Meccano S.N. of France, part of the Nikko Group of Japan.
