In his excellent article, "Rigor Redefined," in the
October 2008 issue of Educational
Leadership, Tony Wagner, Co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the
Harvard Graduate School of Education, identified the following seven skills as
critical for today's students to master:
- Critical
Thinking and Problem Solving
- Collaboration
and Leadership
- Agility
and Adaptability
- Initiative
and Entrepreneurialism
- Effective
Oral and Written Communication
- Accessing
and Analyzing Information
- Curiosity
and Imagination
Mr. Wagner has described precisely the learning
skills, life skills and character values that Quantum Learning develops in
students through our student programs and through QL teacher workshops.
At QLN, we agree with Mr. Wagner that teachers must
prepare students for the 21st-century global workforce. Since long
before the turn of the century, Quantum Learning programs, using our core components, have empowered
students to strive for and achieve greatness.
We're glad that others in the field of education
are recognizing that it is essential for our students to master real-life skills core
learning, communication and analytical skills. Quantum Learning will continue
in our quest to train 10 million students in these skills by the year 2012.
Whether you are a teacher, an administrator, or a parent, we invite you to join
us in reaching our goal.