Four competencies for a 21st-century education and how to implement them

• Published in: MultiMedia & Internet@Schools Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 8 - 10
• Main Author: Crew, Rudy
• Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: mEDFORD Information Today, Inc 01-09-2010
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Careers; Community; Competition; Core competencies; Education; Educational Change; Educational Environment; Educational Improvement; Federal Programs; Global economy; Leadership; Learning; Parent Participation; Parent Role; Parents & parenting; School districts; School environment; Schools; Secondary schools; Skills; Students; Teachers
• ISSN: 1546-4636; 2156-843X; 2169-0413

Students must develop an academic competency based on rigorous content that addresses a global perspective; an occupational competency that drives and informs careers aspirations; a civic competency reflected as the capacity to participate in a local and global community and a sense of responsibility to take part; and, above all, a personal competency to include an understanding of one's own capabilities and value as a human being. Embracing the African proverb of "it takes a village to raise a child," Canada has challenged the entire community to take collective ownership of the futures of its children and the well-being of the community By focusing on one city block at a time, community members have reclaimed their community from drugs and crime, and they have revitalized the neighborhood and have roused the schools in the area.