Patrick C. Daly, Superintendent

Patrick Daly, article for Transcript Who is the 21 st century learner? In educational circles we hear a lot about the needs of the 21 st century learner.   President Obama stated “"I always hear stories about how we can't find engineers, and that's why we're emphasizing math and science. We want to start making science cool”.   Richard Riley, Secretary of Education under President Clinton stated, “We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist….using technologies that haven’t yet been invented…in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.”   Truly, our mission with 21 st century learners is to engage and motivate the students to develop the skills that will allow them to solve problems and uncover the core knowledge needed for success in the global society. But what exactly are these skills, and what can we do to improve them? In the book 21 st Century Skills: Learning For Life in our Times Bernie Trillin...