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The 3 Skills Employers Need That Schools Aren’t Teaching

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Employers consistently cite three skills new employees don’t have. Educational models need to change to equip the next-generation workforce with the ability to communicate, problem-solve and consider the future.

by Mark Siegel
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Why Finland has the best education system in the world. This is how education in Montana should be taught. Let’s start improving the system today.

Ninety-three percent of Finns graduate from academic or vocational high schools, 17.5 percentage points higher than the United States, and 66 percent go on to higher education, the highest rate in the European Union. Yet Finland spends about 30 percent less per student than the United States.

 

 

 

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Recommended TED Talk – Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

 

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