Video Reflection: Tony Wagner's 21st Century Skills

We watched a video presentation given by speaker Tony Wagner, who wrote the book, The Global Achievement Gap. Tony Wagner feels that even the best schools in the United States today do not teach what our children need to survive in the 21st century job market. The seven survival skills are as follows:

1. Critical thinking and Problem Solving.
2. Collaboration Across Networks, and Leading by Influence.
3. Agility and Adaptability.
4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism.
5. Effective Oral and Written Communication. 
6. Accessing and Analyzing Information.
7. Curiosity and Imagination.

I found this fact particularly interesting, Effective Oral and Written Communication is the number one complaint about recent high school and college graduates, by their employers.