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The surprising thing Google learnt our students need today
The seven top characteristics of success at Google are all soft skills: being a good coach; communicating and listening well; possessing insights into others (including others different values and points of view); having empathy toward and being supportive of one’s...
World Economic Forum – 16 Skills for the 21st Century
Children need to learn social and emotional skills if they are to thrive in the workplace of the future, a World Economic Forum report has found. See attachment.
What are we waiting for?
We urgently need unfettered thinking, creativity and fearlessness to take on the challenges and opportunities in a global, hyper-connected world. Read the attached article from Jan Owen (FYA)
Online Learning – Lessons to Learn
Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free — not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn - what lessons can we learn from this for our schools? Check out her TED Talk on...
The Testing Emperor Finally Has No Clothes
The overemphasis on testing has led many teachers to eliminate projects and activities that provide students with an opportunity to be creative and imaginative, and scripted curriculum has become the norm in many classrooms. See attached article for more.
Singapore admits “We are winning the wrong race in Education” PISA Results
Singapore's Minister for Education, Ng Chee Meng, projected graphs depicting Singapore’s stellar PISA results. He then juxtaposed these to OECD data on student wellbeing, and also of innovation in the economy, revealing Singapore in the lowest quartile. His conclusion...