Comments on: The Most Important 21st Century Skill http://brentloken.edublogs.org/2008/12/15/the-most-important-21st-century-skill/ Making purposeful choices in education and lifestyle that promote a sustainable planet Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:01:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jack http://brentloken.edublogs.org/2008/12/15/the-most-important-21st-century-skill/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Jack Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:01:36 +0000 http://brentloken.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-49 Impressive, I never thought of this. School is no doubt teaching the kids to be indifferent to this world. Too much capitalist in our educational system these days, we learn nothing but how to benefit ourselves. I think we need more talent developing classes. Too many people out there have talents that never really got developed. I've seen plumbers with impressive drawing skill and taxi driver that can hit impressive high notes, but the society doesn't allow them to develop their talent. So I really wish to see more talent developing educational system in the future. btw, say hi to my other global ethics teacher for me :] Impressive, I never thought of this. School is no doubt teaching the kids to be indifferent to this world. Too much capitalist in our educational system these days, we learn nothing but how to benefit ourselves. I think we need more talent developing classes. Too many people out there have talents that never really got developed. I’ve seen plumbers with impressive drawing skill and taxi driver that can hit impressive high notes, but the society doesn’t allow them to develop their talent. So I really wish to see more talent developing educational system in the future.

btw, say hi to my other global ethics teacher for me :]

]]> By: Enegue http://brentloken.edublogs.org/2008/12/15/the-most-important-21st-century-skill/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Enegue Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:44:20 +0000 http://brentloken.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-46 "Empathy" is indeed a pretty important skill to have. However, I wouldn't say it is the most important skill in 21t century. I think being able to know what one could do on her or his own is the most important skill to have today. A lot of people have the environment or the talent but don't either that it exists or how to use it wisely. The majority start to only focus on quantity not quality. One reason why 2D cartoon no longer exists; because a lot of the talented artists don't realize how much talent they actually got so they would give up onto the computer world, where things could be done in a shorter amount of time with not a lot of passion. “Empathy” is indeed a pretty important skill to have. However, I wouldn’t say it is the most important skill in 21t century. I think being able to know what one could do on her or his own is the most important skill to have today. A lot of people have the environment or the talent but don’t either that it exists or how to use it wisely. The majority start to only focus on quantity not quality. One reason why 2D cartoon no longer exists; because a lot of the talented artists don’t realize how much talent they actually got so they would give up onto the computer world, where things could be done in a shorter amount of time with not a lot of passion.

]]> By: David http://brentloken.edublogs.org/2008/12/15/the-most-important-21st-century-skill/comment-page-1/#comment-38 David Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:43:28 +0000 http://brentloken.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-38 Good to see you back in the blogging saddle! Raising children to think outside of themselves to how they affect their world is big on my parenting list. It starts in the home but definitely needs to be a major theme of what our schools do. Good to see you back in the blogging saddle!

Raising children to think outside of themselves to how they affect their world is big on my parenting list. It starts in the home but definitely needs to be a major theme of what our schools do.

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