Friedman, The World is Flat.
Toyota continuous improvement, critical reasoning, problem solving
IBM collaboration across the globe, respect for differences, lead via influence (rhetorical eloquence)
Microsoft entreprenuerialism, effective written communication, analytical thinking, writing with voice (rhetorical eloquence)
Accessing and analyzing information, swim among currents and torrents of big data
Curiosity and imagination. Daniel Pink, Whole New Mind. To have creative skills is increasingly important in the global work-force marketplace.
Innovation has to become the engine for the 21st century economy. How do you educate for Innovation?
Why is it that the longer our students are in our schools, the less curious they become?
Autonomy, take responsibility for their own learning.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, small percentage of funded schools are succeeding at preparing students for college. Preparing students for “the test” robs kids of initiative, imagination, passion, and autonomy.
Defacto unified national curriculum is test prep. Computer scored multiple choice tests do accountability on the cheap.
Global Achievement Gap, and Global Learning Gap.
A bad day is having a slow internet connection.
7 Skills students need for their future (via asiasociety)