Informative ReadingNew Skills For A New Century

New Skills For A New Century: Project-based learning teaches kids the collaborative and critical thinking abilities they'll need to compete. Bob Pearlman. Edutopia. Online May 2006. Let's assume … that by 2014 every student meets the targeted standards and passes his or her state's exit exam. Will those students be successful as citizens and workers in the twentyfirst century? Not a chance. …Let's further assume …all of each state's students with top-flight portable PCs. Will these students now be successful as citizens and workers in the twenty-first century? Again, not a chance. … learning -- and schooling -- must be totally transformed. … "Today's graduates need to be critical thinkers, problem solvers, and effective communicators who are proficient in both core subjects and new, 21st-century content and skills," … These include learning and thinking skills, information- and communications-technology literacy skills, and life skills. …