I was surprised to be informed on areas in school such as health becoming a part of our literacy units. It is a great idea! In addition we are going to connect skills such as global awareness into our education system. It is amazing that so many areas in which are so hard to fit into the day, will hopefully be of an importance in our education system. N.C.L.B had us focused on the core subjects without expanding significance of the other areas we need to teach, and now with the 21st Century Framework we will.
Although we will be expanding the awareness of bringing more skills and concepts into the classroom, I do disagree about the expectations we will have from our student's families. How can we expect the families to invest money they may not have to purchase expensive technology ? How can we help students stay up-to-date with society without having to be left behind because of money issues? Perhaps we can have students visit the public library as daily as possible? The 21st century framework means that students will have to take action to stay in touch with technology and teachers have to "give assessments to measure student progress and create goals that align with these 21st century skills ( problem solving , critical thinking.)
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