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Socioeconomic diversity strengthens schools

Socioeconomic diversity strengthens schools | Rethinking Public Education | Scoop.it
From www.usatoday.com - August 25, 2012 5:30 PM

As a parent, my concern was:  who will my kid be sitting next to.  I left a very blue collar upbringing to raise my kids in a more advantaged area.  I wanted them sitting next to kids who came from parents who valued hard work and education as I did.  There have been pros and cons.  But as they grow into adulthood and are able to realise the "bubble" they lived in, I find that they also picked up on the things I wanted:  education is important and hard work gets you to your goals.  I am not sure this would have been true had I raised them where I came from. Socieoeconomic diversity is needed so that kids who "do without" sit next to kids who model hard work and the value of education.  How can this be done with respect? 

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Future work skills - 2020 [pdf]

From cdn.theatlantic.com - January 25, 8:13 PM
Mary Perfitt-Nelson's insight:

"This report analyzes key drivers that will reshape the landscape of work and identifies key work skills needed in the next 10 years. It does not consider what will be the jobs of 

the future.  

 

To be successful in the next decade, individuals will need to demonstrate foresight in navigating a rapidly shifting landscape 

of organizational forms and skill requirements. They will increasingly be called upon to continually reassess the skills they need,
and quickly put together the right resources to develop and update these. Workers in the future will need to be adaptable
lifelong learners"

 

Love the trajectory here and implications for teachers (and learners).  I see progress, in terms of people aligning what they do with what is needed.  We still have a long way to go.

Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight, January 26, 5:50 PM

My first reaction on reading the list of groups involved was negative. The University of Pheonix has a dog in this fight. They will want digital technologies to at the forefront. That is OK, but we need a balanced view of this emerging world and we need to question some of the views presented. We are not on the cusp of a relationship between humans and their digital tools. We have passed this cusp and each day we are in that emergent world. That kind of comment oversimplies a complex reality full of uncertainty.
France Lefebvre's curator insight, March 19, 8:42 AM

Recherche très pertinente qui apporte un vent de fraîcheur.  On n'y parle pas des emplois du futur, mais plutôt des compétences ou habiletés requises
Martijn Spek's curator insight, April 24, 7:26 AM

Interessant rapport waarbij 'Change' in organisaties en bij mensen een zeer nadrukkelijke rol speelt. De tekenenen zien we nu al bij organisaties ontstaan. Het onderzoek is welliswaar primair gericht op Amerika, maar door de verdere globalisering en internationalisering interessant voor een ieder die met mensen werkt of gaat werken!
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