While we are considering new skills that students and teachers need to learn, it might be worth considering which skills can safely be eliminated from the classrooms of today.

Can you add to the is list of 'Obsolete Academic Skills'?

Tool	Skill
Slide Rule	Making slide rule calculations
Pen and Paper	Copying notes from the chalkboard
Card Catalogue	Searching for booksvia the Dewey Decimal system?
Cursive Worksheets	Learning how to write in cursive
Cover Pages	Drawing some vague representation/prediction of the topic ahead of you with multi coloured biros.