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The three Rs (as in the letter ''R'')〔(Obsolete Skill Set: The 3 Rs — Literacy and Letteracy in the Media Ages )〕 refers to the foundations of a basic skills-oriented education program within schools: ''r''eading, w''r''iting and a''r''ithmetic. It appeared in print as a space-filler in "The Lady's Magazine" for 1818, although it is widely quoted as arising from a phrase coined in a toast given by Sir William Curtis, Member of Parliament, in about 1825.〔(The Mirror of Literature Amusement and Instruction, Volume 5 ) by John Timbs, J. Limbird, 1825〕 Since its original creation, many others have used the term to describe other trifecta. ==Origin and meaning== The original phrase "the Three Rs" came from a previous speech made by Sir William Curtis in 1795. From reading and writing comes the idea in modern education of literacy, by which we generally mean having the ability to understand ideas expressed through the medium of words. From reckoning and figuring comes the modern idea of numeracy which means being able to understand ideas expressed in the medium of mathematics. There is no single word, equivalent to literacy or numeracy, that expresses writing and roughing (that is the ability to make – as in wheelwright, shipwright, Cartwright). In late 18th and early 19th century the role of schools in preparing children to work in manufacturing industry would have been seen to have had a greater vocational and economic relevance than it would today.〔(The story of the three Rs )〕〔(Education No 307 )〕 The original three Rs identified by Sir William Curtis MP have equivalents in the Functional Skills of literacy, numeracy and ICT to be found in the modern day English education system.〔(Functional Skills )〕 There is an earlier reference to "reading, writing, and arithmetic." It comes from Saint Augustine's "The Confessions of Saint Augustine" AD 401, Book I - Translated by Edward Bouverie Pusey. "For those first lessons, reading, writing and arithmetic, I thought as great a burden and penalty as any Greek." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The three Rs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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