Comments on: Event: What is the Proper Role of Skills in the Curriculum? A Critique of the Idea of 21st Century Skills. http://blog.commoncore.org/2009/02/17/event-what-is-the-proper-role-of-skills-in-the-curriculum-a-critique-of-the-idea-of-21st-century-skills/ Promoting a full core curriculum. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: L H Chapman http://blog.commoncore.org/2009/02/17/event-what-is-the-proper-role-of-skills-in-the-curriculum-a-critique-of-the-idea-of-21st-century-skills/#comment-3395 L H Chapman Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:53:09 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=50#comment-3395 Thank you for rasing the question about skills as the focus of education. Thanks also for indicating that so-called 21st century skills have, in fact, been a major concern among progressive educators for much of the 20th century, and that the hole idea of skill as ariculated by propnents is hopelessly confused with ideas about native talent (traits) and transfer of learning. I hope your session will have the courage to highlight how the lobby promoting "21st Century Skills" was formed, the legislative agenda they are promoting, and how that serves major contributors. This is abig-bucks campaign, with high fees extracted for the priviledge of being within the lobby. I work with very small publisher that paid $25,000 for the priviledge of inclusion. Thank you for rasing the question about skills as the focus of education. Thanks also for indicating that so-called 21st century skills have, in fact, been a major concern among progressive educators for much of the 20th century, and that the hole idea of skill as ariculated by propnents is hopelessly confused with ideas about native talent (traits) and transfer of learning. I hope your session will have the courage to highlight how the lobby promoting “21st Century Skills” was formed, the legislative agenda they are promoting, and how that serves major contributors. This is abig-bucks campaign, with high fees extracted for the priviledge of being within the lobby. I work with very small publisher that paid $25,000 for the priviledge of inclusion.

]]> By: Melissa Weenink http://blog.commoncore.org/2009/02/17/event-what-is-the-proper-role-of-skills-in-the-curriculum-a-critique-of-the-idea-of-21st-century-skills/#comment-3314 Melissa Weenink Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:08:28 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=50#comment-3314 Hi I'm emailing from the NZ Ministry of Education - I'm interested in this discussion. Can you tell me whether there will be presentations or a summary of this event available at a later date? Many thanks Hi

I’m emailing from the NZ Ministry of Education – I’m interested in this discussion. Can you tell me whether there will be presentations or a summary of this event available at a later date?
Many thanks

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