21st Century Skills
Rethinking How Students Learn
Editorial Review
No generation can escape the responsibility of deciding what students should learn by analyzing what adults are called upon to do. In the old days, people were taught to do simple calculations, write letters, and read. As farming grew in complexity, schools in rural areas began teaching vocational agriculture. With the current blitz of fast-moving developments in technology, schools are beefing up their science and mathematics programs. So trying to foresee students’ future needs is not being trendy; it is a necessity. But, of course, it is only the beginning. The hard parts are, first, determining how these new demands fit in relation to the existing curriculum; second, finding ways they can be taught along with content; and then, managing the complex process of implementation.
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