Samo Bida is a
group of PGCE students investigating whether schools have entered the 21st
century or if they are lagging behind. Here, we share our findings and opinions
on this matter. We welcome your thoughts and comments.
Anna Shaw, Director of 21st Century Schools said, “It is not
enough to say that we are in the 21st century. Technically, it
is the 21st century, but our schools are not there, and our
challenge now is to reinvent schools for the 21st century – for the
sake of our children, our students and the welfare of our world...we have to
make the paradigm shift to 21st century education” (Not dated).
What exactly is meant
by this “21st century”; what skills would constitute 21st
century skills and what would students in the 21st century
need? Would these needs differ from the
needs of students prior to the 21st Century? Read more...