Education can and should change because we have unprecedented access to vast amounts of Information. Because, in the past, education followed monolithic, strict religious and political infrastructures. Today that is not the case. Because our needs have changed from military, shelter, and food needs to higher-level needs like Java programming and Photoshop.
Because our traditional “pyramid” of knowledge has become a “network” of knowledge. And because, In the old days, most education was conducted in a very homogeneous environment, but now diversity is the rule and not the exception.
Good Habits
#1: The Habit of Conscious Decision-Making Identity statement: I am aware I am in control of my decision-making. I plan ahead for things that matter most, and my conscious priorities dictate my schedule and choices. #2: The Habit of Finding the Best Solution, not just...
Skills Children Should Learn Early
A list of the skills children need to learn in the 21st Century. They include Communication skills and critical thinking skills.
Basic Skills
Basic Skills Basic skills are acquired abilities. Unlike breathing or blinking, we are not born with them; they must be learned. Furthermore, skills can be lost through disuse. They require drill or practice in order to perfect them. Does that make you think of flash...
Skills Parents Should Teach
Skills Parents Should Teach? These are a list of skills parents should teach the next generation. I would like to go into detail on each one of these and expand the list if needed. Integrity Respect for Self and Others Curiosity and Creativity Service and Generosity...
Skills Parents Need
I was cleaning out my email inbox (something I needed to do for a long time) and I came across a report that listed the Top 12 Skills for 2012. It got me thinking what are the top skills one needs to succeed. Using the report as a starting point here is my list....
The 2 Most Important Things we Always Need to Learn to Be Successful
The two most important things we always need to learn to be successful are: 1) how to use the tools available to us, and 2) how to use our minds to best use the tools. And the important reality is that while the tools we need to learn to be successful change all the...
10 Key Curriculum for the 21st Century
What and how we learn is different today than anytime in history. We have not changed. The tools we need to learn and the things we need to learn, however, have changed. Most of what used to be learned in traditional K - 12 classes can be found easily with simple...