21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our times

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21st Century Learning and Teaching

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

—Indira Ghandi

 

 

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

—John F. Kennedy

 

 

 

 

Question: What are the important tools we need to support a 21st century approach to learning and teaching?

a. The Internet

b. Pen and paper

c. Cell phones

d. Educational games

e. Tests and quizzes

f. A good teacher

g. Educational funding

h. Loving parents

i. All of the above

Answer: All of the above. But two important things are missing.

All of these items contribute to a 21st century education, but two key tools not on this list may be the most powerful learning tools ever devised:

• Questions and the process ...