The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future

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The 8 Skills Students Must Have For The Future

By  on June 7, 2014

This year’s “The Learning Curve” report from Pearson takes a look at education across the globe. One of the main things the report does is rank the world’s educational systems (which we’ll talk about in a different post). What I find even more interesting is the focus on what skills current students need to meet the ever changing needs of the global market, and some potential ways to address shortcomings in our collective educational systems.

So what are the things that are becoming just as important as the ever-traditional ‘Reading, Writing, and Math’? Take a look below. Do you already incorporate these ideas into all of your classes? Which do you find hardest? Weigh in by leaving a comment below, mentioning @Edudemic on Twitter or leaving your thoughts on our Facebook page.

Necessary Skills For The Future

  1. Leadership
  2. Digital Literacy
  3. Communication
  4. Emotional Intelligence
  5. Entrepreneurship
  6. Global Citizenship
  7. Problem Solving
  8. Team-Working

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Permalink Reply by Robert. B. Vellani, PhD on June 21, 2014 at 9:11am

If I am not mistaken, most of these intelligences (following Gardner) or skill sets were previously packaged as early as 2005 or so as "21st Century Skills."

Let's hope that Pearson doesn't find a way to monetize them as they attempt to corral American Education. 

Oh, and I hope Pearson doesn't object that I hijack their jpeg following the dictates of Abbie Hoffman - Steal this jpeg!

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