What are 21st Century Skills? How and why we should Implement them.
As I reflect on my journey in the field of education, I cannot help but notice how different classrooms look today compared to how my elementary school classrooms were set up. I remember student desks formed in rows. Now when I visit classrooms, I typically see students placed in table pairs or groups. The way that classrooms’ sound has also changed. I remember completing seatwork in school. Rarely did I work in groups with peers without an adult present in the group. Now it’s common to walk in classrooms and see students interacting with each other and their teacher monitoring their progress and conferring with groups. When analyzing the changes that we have seen as a society, it is no wonder that Ramos states, “The way we prepare young people for the workforce has needed rethinking for a while. As technology accelerates rapidly, employer needs are shifting” (Ramos, 2020 p. 1). As educators our job is to educate our students, so they can grow up...