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What will education look like in 20 years?

The importance of knowing second languages at the 21st Century Learning Skills was compared with the core of traditional education the three R’s in which issues arises in most educators nowadays.

Restructuring of the educational system to teach career-and skills-based learning that will reflect the needs of learner for lifelong learning is the goal of 21^st century learning. This will make the students ready and globally competitive that will catered the needs modern industrialization. Despite of the competition of for successful careers informal education must take its credits too wherein valuable learning was anchored on traditional class room setting.

Educational system must expands its vision to give emphasis to the cross- cultural understanding and diversity. There are many foreign languages used by majority that can address the convergence of different culture for effective communication not just English language.  

Soft skills applicants are hired easily than technical facts applicant. However some companies and employers where interested in applicant undergone with job training programs who were trained.

Traditional curriculum with the project-based, life and career skills training needed for the high-technology future is the challenge for all of the educational leaders.

Insight

When I was reading this article I was puzzled out what will education look like in 20 years? I am already at my thirty’s and I will be in my mid-50 twenty years from now and while reading the article I imagine a lot of scenes in my classroom. Twenty years from now do I have the capability to do this task?

Teaching kindergarten is a challenge which means every day I’m in the battle field. The foundation of child’s education depends on how we teachers ignite the young minds. Over viewing the framework of Seven C’s and how the system of education work in the 21^st century learning, I think even a kindergarten teacher has a role to fulfill, awareness on  the child learning develop and what we can the contribute to the future generation. In this article we teacher also have the responsibility to upgrade and update ourselves.

 It was stated that critical thinking; creativity and innovation; collaboration; cross-cultural understanding; communication; computing technology; and career learning are the focused in the 21^st century learner however we should now disregard the core curriculum.

The importance of cross-cultural understanding and diversity (Jose Ortiz, 2010) . The study of foreign languages leads to better understanding of other cultures. It addresses the communication aspect of the seven cs'. Teaching a class with multiple dialects is a challenge, giving instruction in doing their routines, procedures and activities. But the most challenging task is how to communicate with 5 year old using mother tongue in Kagan dialect. In order to be more effective and relevant teacher I have no choice but learn how to communicate in Kagan so that I can cater the learners need and the community as well which lead me to cross-cultural understanding. Communicating different dialect makes my work lighter it become more advantageous on my part since I can understand my pupils and parents as well. I am positive about knowing the language it is beneficial and can create good rapport to the work place and community.

About the aim to marrying traditional curriculum with the project-based, life and career skills training needed for the high-technology future. In the advance age, education is evolving or what we called the evolution of education. There is an evident existence both 3 Rs’ and & 7c’s in my kindergarten class. In my class it is necessary to teach the 3 Rs’ and recently I discovered that some of the teaching strategies and activities were interrelated to the 7 c’s. Such as providing differentiated activities to the pupils which direct the individual learning diversity. Learning while playing is fun is one of the activity that I can relate to creativity and innovation. 
The utilization of our interactive projector is also an example of computing technology.  Integration of values and courtesy is also a way of teaching cross-cultural understanding. I am up to discovering more about the seven cs' and yet some of it is applied already in my class.

As far as this changes brought positive outcome for the development of young Filipinos I am supporting it. The Department of Education do agree on this stipulated in the visions, mission and core values advocating education the main purpose why teaching should aim high and moving forward. The question is are we ready for this change? What will be our next move?