21 ST CENTURY- THE AGE FOR LIFE (SKILLS) “In which greater attention will be paid to human beings and their health and happiness.” Linus Pauling

Defending the value inherent in Education

Education As perceived by Society As Processed by the Educator

Death of Distance

1492: about 3 months 2009: about 13 hours Columbus’ Voyage across the Atlantic

1858: 17 hours Glory to God in the highest; on earth, peace and good will toward men. 2009: less than 1 minute The Trans Atlantic Telegraph Cable

1927: $65 ( about $1,000 ) 2009: about $ minute phone call First two way conversation across the Atlantic

US vs Them

World Population DistributionWorld Wealth Distribution World Tertiary Education Enrollment Royalties and License Fees Exports Toy Exports 多元

Serving the Developed World

WHY INDIA NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT EDUCATION BY 2020 India will have one of the youngest populations in the World.

RTE: fulfilling hopes for better future

Male : 2 Million Female: 2 Million Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES - UNITED KINGDOM 2010

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES UNITED KINGDOM 2025 Male : 1.5 Million Female : 1.5 Million Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES 2010 Male : 10 Million Female :10 Million Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES UNITED STATES 2025 Male : 1.5 Million Female : 1.5 Million Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES CHINA 2010 Male :40 Million Female: 40 Million Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES CHINA 2025 Male : 40 Million Female:40 Million Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES INDIA 2010 Male : 65 Million Female :60 Million Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIES INDIA 2025 Male : 65 Million Female :60 Million Average Age ( 5 – 35 ) years

When I was growing up, my parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.” Thomas Friedman, 2005

Changes in the environment impacting schools Rapid technological change Rapid technological change Societal expectation Societal expectation Rights perspective to education Rights perspective to education Changing demographics Changing demographics Talent shortage Talent shortage

Therefore….. Teachers single source of differentiation in schools Aspirations need to be managed well Opportunities need to be created Continuous learning to be fostered Handling non performers/performers/high performers Managing your stakeholders (alumni, parents, prospective parents, regulators)

21 st Century Learning Master over Discipline Synthesis of Information Creativity and Change Respect Ethics

What are the essential components of education in the Conceptual Age?

Sequential Sequential Literal Literal Functional Functional Textual Textual Analytic Analytic Simultaneous Simultaneous Metaphorical Metaphorical Aesthetic Aesthetic Contextual Contextual Synthetic Synthetic Information Age Conceptual Age

Framework for 21st Century Learning Core Subjects ( Language (Mother & World), Arts, Mathematics, Economics, Science, Geography, History, Government and Civics). Core Subjects ( Language (Mother & World), Arts, Mathematics, Economics, Science, Geography, History, Government and Civics). 21st Century Themes (Global awareness, Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy, Civic literacy, Health literacy) CCE, New Subjects 21st Century Themes (Global awareness, Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy, Civic literacy, Health literacy) CCE, New Subjects Learning and Innovation Skills (Creativity and Innovation Skills, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Communication and Collaboration Skills) Learning and Innovation Skills (Creativity and Innovation Skills, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Communication and Collaboration Skills) Information, Media and Technology Skills (Information Literacy, Media Literacy, ICT Literacy) Information, Media and Technology Skills (Information Literacy, Media Literacy, ICT Literacy) Life and Career Skills (Flexibility & Adaptability, Initiative & Self-Direction, Social & Cross-Cultural Skills, Productivity & Accountability, Leadership & Responsibility) Life and Career Skills (Flexibility & Adaptability, Initiative & Self-Direction, Social & Cross-Cultural Skills, Productivity & Accountability, Leadership & Responsibility)

Curriculum for the future #1: We must cultivate skills and knowledge that are not rendered useless by machines. #1: We must cultivate skills and knowledge that are not rendered useless by machines. #2: Creativity, interpreted as both ability and passion to make new things and adapt to new situations, is essential. #2: Creativity, interpreted as both ability and passion to make new things and adapt to new situations, is essential. #3: New skills and knowledge are needed for living in the global world and the virtual world. #3: New skills and knowledge are needed for living in the global world and the virtual world. #4: Cognitive skills such as problem solving skills and critical thinking skills are more important than memorization of knowledge. #4: Cognitive skills such as problem solving skills and critical thinking skills are more important than memorization of knowledge. #5: Emotional intelligence or the ability and capacity to understand and manage emotions of self and others are important. #5: Emotional intelligence or the ability and capacity to understand and manage emotions of self and others are important.

Philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be destiny of society in the next.