Are you sweating it over your child’s education? Wondering what you can do about it? I came across this author and felt the need to share…
Tony Wagner an education consultant and former teacher and principal brings his most recent book on American education, THE GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need – and What We Can Do about It.
Wagner reveals that business leaders are calling for far more analytical, innovative and collaborative thinkers in this highly competitive economy – and they are taking their business elsewhere.
The solution, argues Wagner, is a push for critical thinking skills that will serve future executives, assembly-line workers and community leaders alike. He introduces readers to some of the most innovative and exciting school programs in the country – programs that are finding tremendous success by teaching and learning models based on the Seven Survival Skills:
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
* Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence
* Agility and Adaptability
* Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
* Effective Oral and Written Communication
* Accessing and Analyzing Information
* Curiosity and Imagination
