Explaining how to prepare students to live and work in the 21st century is no small task. When you think about how quickly the world is changing given modern technology, it is nearly impossible to predict what the future will hold. In order to properly prepare students, we must concentrate not only on teaching them specific skills, but how to think critically and be flexible.
Critical thinking is possibly the most important and one of the most difficult things to teach students. Students who are able to problem solve effectively are most likely to be able to adapt to new problems that may arise in the future. We cannot necessarily say what those problems will be, but we can challenge students to think beyond the textbook to find their solutions.
With society changing and adapting at such a rapid pace, we must remain flexible to adjust in an ever-changing world. Therefore, we need to teach students to be flexible and adapt themselves. The only guarantee that the future will bring (besides death and taxes) is that our careers will require us to change our ways at some point. Otherwise, our career will be in jeopardy to someone who was better able to adapt to its ever-changing demands. Helping students build that flexibility will eventually help them to be leaders in the 21st century.
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