21ST CENTURY- THE AGE FOR LIFE (SKILLS)

“In which greater attention will be paid to human beings andtheir health and happiness.”

Linus Pauling

Defending the value inherent Defending the value inherent in Education in Education

EducationEducation

As perceived by Society

As Processed by the Educator

Death of Distance

1492: about 3 months

2009: about 13 hours

Columbus’ Voyage across the Atlantic

1858: 17 hours

Glory to God in the highest; on earth, peace and good will toward men.

2009: less than 1 minute

The Trans Atlantic Telegraph Cable

1927: $65 (about $1,000)

2009: about $0.02

3 minute phone call

First two way conversation across the Atlantic

US vs Them

World Population Distribution

World Wealth DistributionWorld Tertiary Education EnrollmentRoyalties and License Fees ExportsToy Exports

多元

Serving the Developed World

WHY INDIA NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT WHY INDIA NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

BY 2020BY 2020

India will have one of the India will have one of the

youngest populations in the World.youngest populations in the World.

RTE: fulfilling hopes for RTE: fulfilling hopes for better futurebetter future

Male : 2 Million

Female: 2 Million

Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES - UNITED KINGDOM 2010

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES UNITED KINGDOM 2025

Male : 1.5 Million

Female : 1.5 Million

Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES 2010

Male : 10 Million

Female :10 Million

Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES 2025

Male : 1.5 Million

Female : 1.5 Million

Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES CHINA 2010

Male :40 Million

Female: 40 Million

Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES CHINA 2025

Male : 40 Million

Female:40 Million

Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES INDIA 2010

Male : 65 Million

Female :60 Million

Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES INDIA 2025

Male : 65 Million

Female :60 Million

Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

When I was growing up, my parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.”

Thomas Friedman, 2005

Changes in the environment Changes in the environment impacting schoolsimpacting schools

Rapid technological changeRapid technological change Societal expectationSocietal expectation Rights perspective to educationRights perspective to education Changing demographicsChanging demographics Talent shortageTalent shortage

Therefore….. Teachers single source of differentiation in

schools

Aspirations need to be managed well

Opportunities need to be created

Continuous learning to be fostered

Handling non performers/performers/high performers

Managing your stakeholders (alumni, parents, prospective parents, regulators)

21st Century Learning

Master over Discipline Synthesis of Information Creativity and Change Respect Ethics

What are the What are the essential essential

components of components of education in the education in the Conceptual Age?Conceptual Age?

SequentialSequential LiteralLiteral FunctionalFunctional TextualTextual AnalyticAnalytic

SimultaneousSimultaneous MetaphoricalMetaphorical AestheticAesthetic ContextualContextual Synthetic Synthetic

Information AgeInformation Age

Conceptual Age

Framework for 21st Century LearningFramework for 21st Century Learning

Core SubjectsCore Subjects ( Language (Mother & World), Arts, Mathematics, ( Language (Mother & World), Arts, Mathematics, Economics, Science, Geography, History, Government and Economics, Science, Geography, History, Government and Civics). Civics).

21st Century Themes21st Century Themes (Global awareness, Financial, economic, (Global awareness, Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy, Civic literacy, Health business and entrepreneurial literacy, Civic literacy, Health literacy) CCE, New Subjectsliteracy) CCE, New Subjects

Learning and Innovation SkillsLearning and Innovation Skills (Creativity and Innovation Skills, (Creativity and Innovation Skills, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Communication Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Communication and Collaboration Skilland Collaboration Skillss))

Information, Media and Technology SkillsInformation, Media and Technology Skills (Information Literacy, (Information Literacy, Media Literacy, ICT Literacy)Media Literacy, ICT Literacy)

Life and Career SkillsLife and Career Skills (Flexibility & Adaptability, Initiative & (Flexibility & Adaptability, Initiative & Self-Direction, Social & Cross-Cultural Skills, Productivity & Self-Direction, Social & Cross-Cultural Skills, Productivity & Accountability, Leadership & Responsibility)Accountability, Leadership & Responsibility)

Curriculum for the future

#1:#1: We must cultivate skills and knowledge that are not We must cultivate skills and knowledge that are not rendered useless by machines.rendered useless by machines.

#2#2: Creativity, interpreted as both ability and passion to : Creativity, interpreted as both ability and passion to make new things and adapt to new situations, is make new things and adapt to new situations, is essential. essential.

#3#3: New skills and knowledge are needed for living in the : New skills and knowledge are needed for living in the global world and the virtual world. global world and the virtual world.

#4#4: Cognitive skills such as problem solving skills and : Cognitive skills such as problem solving skills and critical thinking skills are more important than critical thinking skills are more important than memorization of knowledge. memorization of knowledge.

#5#5: Emotional intelligence or the ability and capacity to : Emotional intelligence or the ability and capacity to understand and manage emotions of self and others are understand and manage emotions of self and others are important. important.

Philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be destiny of society

in the next.