Time discovers 21st Century Learning December 31, 2006
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Articles/Videos.trackback
The December 18, 2006 edition of Time magazine includes a cover story entitled “How To Build a Student For the 21st Century”. This is an interesting article which imagines how out of place Rip Van Winkle would be in current world, everywhere but in a classroom. Points for rethinking the current emphasis on test score driven skills and focusing instead on collaboration and communication are made. While technology would play a central role in this shift in classroom emphasis, not enough is detailed about the complicated issues of support, training, or cost on top of the huge shift needed in public opinion. Still, it is heartening to see a national magazine paying attention to education, and the changing climate for 21st century skills.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1568480,00.html
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