[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] 21st century skills study

[Connie Young]

Some find ways. It's not easy, but they do it. Rafe Esquith teaches Shakespeare to 5th graders. Hobarth's Shakespeareans inspire me. Perhaps they (and Rafe) will inspire you and your colleagues to move away from the steady diet of standardized tests and munch on some delectable, creative and critically thought-provoking lessons and "assessments."
   
  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4608476
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6939776&sc=emaf
   
  Connie
Barbara Duffy <BJDuffy at lbusd.k12.ca.us> wrote:
      Who has time to teach critical thinking.  We have to teach them how to take standardized tests instead.
   
  Barbara J. Duffy, Ed. D.
Library Teacher
Jordan High School, Main Campus
6500 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90805
562-423-1471   x 2131
Fax 562-422-8918
   
  "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education." - Harold Howe, former Secretary of Education
   
  "Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation." - Walter Cronkite, Newscaster (1916 -     )
   
  "I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture, and our concern for the future call all be tested by how well we support our libraries." - Carl Sagan, Scientist (1934-1996)
   
  


>>> Lesley Farmer <lfarmer at csulb.edu> 10/17/07 2:56 PM >>>

  Two-thirds of U.S. voters say 3R's no longer sufficient
Some 66% of U.S. voters say students need more than just reading, writing and arithmetic, and about 88% believe students are ill-equipped in critical-thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, according to poll results released by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. "Voters generally are not happy with the direction our schools are headed with respect to ensuring we have the skills to compete," the report's authors said.
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ 

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