21st Century Skills

      The changes of the 21st Century will cause a lot of impact in classrooms around the world.  I feel as though the impact will be best to the students advantage. Now that it is the 21st Century and it is student centered, I feel that students will be able to relate to certain situations in a way that they understand best.  The students will feel that it is their word and choice, instead of being told what to do.  Today no one can tell you how to live the real world, all it is anymore is live and learn experience. Now since it is the 21st Century and this being exposed into the classrooms, we can prepare students with knowledge and skills, not on how to live the real world but how to help and prepare them for the world outside the classroom. The 21st century will teach and show students a great deal of knowledge that will lead to great experiences. Not only will the students have the chance to experience new ideas but they will also be presented with skills that will help them where ever they go. 

      Classrooms today are different from when I was in elementary school. Today classrooms are more high standard and less personable. I remember when I was in elementary school it was fun, and you had some sense of freedom. Now a days students have to meet so many requirments and they are not as big on extra curricular interests. For example, I am an art major and I want to become an art teacher, but they are having less art classes in schools.  I feel that having an art class is just as important as being part of a sports team. Not everyone has the same interests and with out these options some students will not be able to put forth their creativity. Although the classroom settings have changed in time, hopefully in this 21st century, they will now change for the better.