Reading
Task 1. Read and traslate the text.
Make up 7 questions about the text.
The Role of Education in the 21st Century
Our world is
changing, and in order to prepare our children for this new world we need to
change the way we educate them. In the 21st century educators must create a curriculum
that will help students connect with the world and understand the issues that
our world faces. Schools in the 21st century will become nerve centers, a place
for teachers and students to connect with those around them and their
community. Teachers in this new environment will become less instructors and
more orchestrators of information, giving children the ability to turn
knowledge into wisdom. In order to educate in the 21st century, teachers and
administrators need to cultivate and maintain the student's interest in the
material by showing how this knowledge applies in the real world. They must
also try to increase their student's curiosity, which will help them become
lifelong learners. Next they should be flexible with how they teach and give
learners the resources to continue learning outside of school. There are many
skills that children will need in order to be successful in the 21st century.
Here are a few of the most important 21st century skills:
Ability to collaborate, work in teams
Critical thinking skills
Oral presentation skills
Written communication skills
Ability to use technology
Willingness to examine civic and global
issues
Ability to conduct research to learn
about issues and concepts
Chance to learn about new career
opportunities
In the ideal 21st century classroom,
kids are actually excited about going to school, and there are little or no
discipline problems because everyone is eager to learn. In this type of
classroom activities and lessons are related to the community, whether local or
global. Students collaborate with people from different schools and different
countries to learn about issues that affect us all, as well as how we can solve
them today and in the future. The curriculum in the classroom is designed to
incorporate many skills and intelligence levels, and makes use of technology
and multimedia. The lessons are not based on textbooks, instead they are
project based. Skills and content are learned through their research and
projects, and textbooks are provided as one of many possible resources. A new
addition to 21st century curriculum is the study of green education and
environmental issues. Kids are taught awareness of their world and real experts
such as scientist and politicians are brought in to answer student's questions.
New schools in the 21st century will be bright and spacious, and kids
will have room for group projects and individual assignments. Walls will be
hung with student work, and there will be places for students to put on
performances for their parents and members of the community. Students have full
access to technology and, if possible, every student will have a laptop. Within
the school there will be labs and learning centers, as well as studios for art,
music, theatre, and so on. Each classroom will be equipped with a television so
that all students can watch school productions and other school presentations. While
it may take some time before schools and teachers are equipped to properly
educate in the 21st century once they are the results will be dramatic.
Children will be engaged and eager to learn. In fact, they will carry on
learning at home and over holidays, and they will have the resources they need
to keep learning no matter where they are. This ability to foster a love of
learning is truly the role of education in the 21st century.
Task 2. Write the summary of the text as if you were a journalist of the educational
journal.
Task 3. Make up a portrait of a teacher of
the 21st century.
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