With both academic standards and 21st
century jobs requiring higher - level literacy skills, quality reading instruction is more important than ever.
Not exact matches
We face, in effect, a modern version of the Penal Laws, the legislation which for well over a
century systematically excluded Catholics from public life by
requiring them to publicly deny various parts of the Faith or to take Communion in the Anglican Church before they could hold certain
jobs.
In this
century, deeper - learning proponents argue, the
job market
requires a very different set of skills, one that our current educational system is not configured to help students develop: the ability to work in teams, to present ideas to a group, to write effectively, to think deeply and analytically about problems, to take information and techniques learned in one context and adapt them to a new and unfamiliar problem or situation.
If we are serious about preparing our students for the 21st
century and for the kinds of
jobs that will
require them to problem solve, think creatively, and work collaboratively, we need to help them master those same skills in the classroom.
Good paying
jobs require a higher level of knowledge and skills than they did at the beginning of the 21st
century.
The bill represents a dramatic shift in a
century - old practice by
requiring teachers to be competent to receive and keep the
job - protection rights.
Building the infrastructure
required to keep pace with America's 21st
century reality creates shovel - ready
jobs for construction workers.
Finding a
job in the 21st
century requires both the ability to self - promote and a bit of marketing savvy.