It’s becoming more and more evident that school is different than it was in the past. As teachers, we need to understand how to teach children in a progressing world. Yes, reading, writing and arithmetic are important, but what is more important is that students learn these skills in purposeful, relevant ways. Our students need to learn beyond the three “R’s”. We need to instil in our children the skills to be life long learners.

I recently read an article about the skills that students need to acquire now in order to keep up with our advancing world. The list of skills that are necessary for children to have for the future are exactly what we as teachers need to be integrating into our classroom. It is our responsibility as teachers to give our students the opportunities to learn these important and applicable skills within the context of today’s world, and to develop transferable life skills for their future.

If you’re interested, check out the article here.