Thinking of 2020

As soon as I started reading Future Working Skills 2020 I wanted to be part of the research group at the Institute for the Future (IFTF). I mean, how cool is that!!! I find amazing how in 2012 the necessity of learning what jobs will be available or needed in 2020, conducts mayor research. What really calls my attention is that its not as  important what jobs will be available but what skills will be needed for future positions. The six drivers of change makes it easier for this grkup to forecast and predict what will be future requirements and necessities. So for those requirements and necessities its important to focus on the 10 skills for the future workforce. This is what makes it challenging for us teachers. How are we going to start developing this skills in the classroom. Have we, as adults and teachers, developed this skills? I guess, we are developing this skills ourselves and learning how to teach them. We are experimenting in the classroom and letting the children experiment so they can surely acquire this knowledge. The key is not to fear, not to stop and to keep learning and practicing, because if we let ourselves fall behind we will no longer be needed.