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What Skills Do 69传媒 Need to be Future-Ready? 11 Reader Responses

By The Editors 鈥 September 26, 2017 2 min read
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Education Week turned to social media to ask readers to respond to this question: What skills should we teach students to prepare them for the jobs of the future?

Read some of the responses we received, from educators, business professionals, and others, below:

1.

鈥淚 find that instilling the importance of caring and dedication/work ethic is one of my most important tasks as an educator. I have told my students that finding something to care about is one of the most important things they can do as a person in this world. Though I teach English, I get so much joy out of seeing my students pursue their interests with hunger and passion whether it be in my class or another.鈥
Stephanie Aiello, High School English Teacher, New Jersey |

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鈥淭oday鈥檚 students are heading into a very different workforce than in the past. Team work, Communication/Listening skills, Problem solving (thinking outside the box), Work ethic.鈥
Ronald Bruno, Warehouseman Training Inc., Missouri |

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鈥淪oft skills, employability skills, social and emotional learning, emotional intelligence.... whatever you want to call them.鈥
Art Janowiak III, The Conover Company, Wisconsin |

4.

鈥淚mplicit here is assumption that the purpose of #education is primarily to prepare [students] for jobs. Is there a wider social purpose to consider? 69传媒 prepare [students] for active informed citizenship, build social cohesion, enhance health/well-being. A danger in a narrow economic focus.鈥
Mr. Vince, secondary educator, Australia |

5.

鈥淭each skills that transcend time and industries (leadership, collaboration, communication, strategy, technology, conflict resolution).鈥
Marie Gould Harper, American Public University System, Washington |

6.

鈥淕rit! And coding.鈥
Daena Reynolds, Global History Teacher, New York |

7.

鈥淭hey need to learn:
How to speak in public settings
How to challenge ideas
How to make and defeat arguments
How to LISTEN鈥
William A. Smelko, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, California |

8.

鈥淲ork ethic. Problem-solving. Thinking on your feet. Share the credit when appropriate. Accountability.鈥
Maria Fieth |

9.

鈥淏eing able to understand and problem solve using critical thinking. #artseducation and #sports inherently teaches this.鈥
Matthew G. Stover, teacher, Florida |

10.

鈥淭hey need to learn how to keep up with information over a long period of time by having to do longstanding projects.鈥
Josee` Gail Vaughn |

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鈥淓very student needs to learn critical thinking and communication skills. These skills will be valuable to them, no matter what career they choose. 69传媒 can learn those skills by joining their school鈥檚 debate team. Every school should have a debate team!鈥
Josee` Gail Vaughn |

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A version of this article appeared in the September 27, 2017 edition of Education Week

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