Eclectic Technology

As this post states, the image shown above has been in the media quite a bit over the last few weeks. It shares the eight cognitive skills that students need (based on the research). As you review them you will notice that these are inline with the skills recommended for 21st century learning.

In addition to these skills the report also shared six lessons. Three are listed below.

* Lesson 1: The OECD estimates that half of the economic growth in developed countries in the last decade came from improved skills.

* Lesson 2: In recent years it has become increasingly clear that basic reading, writing and arithmetic are not enough. The importance of 21st century non-cognitive skills – broadly defined as abilities important for social interaction – is pronounced.

* Lesson 3: Making sure people are taught the right skills early in their childhood is much more effective than trying to improve skills in adulthood for people who were let down by their school system. But even when primary education is of a high quality, skills decline in adulthood if they are not used regularly.

Click through to the post and read the other three lessons. Consider your students. Do you think your school is meeting the lessons and the skills? Do you think the US is meeting these lessons and skills? If you click through to the actual report you can see a table that shows the Overall Index Rank and Score of the 39 countries involved (plus Hong Kong) as well as the Cognitive Skills Rank and Score, and the Educational Attainment Rank and Score for the years 2012 and 2014.