Life Skills

Today, most people will tell you that no longer are just raw knowledge enough. I think it was the head of Google who said that no longer is class ranking and GPA a good measure of someone who will be successful in the workforce today.

The term 21st Century Skills has been used to describe this shift and these new skills 

While I agree with the importance of this shift away from just raw knowledge and facts I don't like the term 21st Century Skills.  We are more than half way through 2014 and we are almost two decades into the 21st century. I would rather call these skills, life skills. 

What are these life skills ?

Here is my list

* Creativity

* Critical Thinking 

* Communication 

* Collaboration 

* Innovation 

* Questioning 

* Risk Taking

* Learning from Mistakes

* Having a Growth Mindset 

I would love to hear your thoughts on the life skills we need to  instill in our students.