Teaching students 21st-century skills - The Boston Globe - 0 views
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IF STUDENTS are to succeed in today's complex economy, they need to know more than just English, math, science, and history. They also need a range of analytic and workplace skills.
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Mastering those skills means learning how to think critically and creatively, work collaboratively, use the Internet to do research, and communicate clearly and effectively.
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Students also need to be responsible and accountable, to be up on the news, and to have a workable knowledge of economics and business.
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Now, this is a report some skeptics might well dismiss as another attempt to reinvent the educational wheel.
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From IT to business etiquette to networking to preparing a resume to little things like having a proper handshake and making appropriate small talk, Oliver says she's learning how to conduct herself in the business world.