My kids are such millennials. (they’re actually ‘Gen Alpha’ but do people use that term?)
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Here’s what a child growing up in 2023 sounds like:
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My elementary daughter woke up from a scary dream and she told me all about it. And then, at the end of the dream, she realized she was watching it through VR goggles.

My other daughter (an adorable toddler) saw a bar of soap in a bathtub when we were away. (We only have the liquid soap at home)

When she asked me what it was, I said it was soap.

She said, “Oh, so to get the soap out, you have to push this button?”

These kids are 2023 thinkers.

And they need 2023 classrooms.

They are:

• Growing up in a world with advances in tech that we never imagined before
• Kids who have more information at their fingertips than ever before
• Kids growing up in a future that we can’t even imagine or predict

So how do we prepare them? If we’re unsure of what the next innovation and inventions will be, how do we prepare them? If calculators replaced math and Chatgpt replaced essay writing, who knows what’s next? What skills will NEVER “expire?”

These four.

The 4 C’s of 21st century learning.

The 4 C’s are skills that are essential for an ever changing world. They all start with the letter C and they are things that a robot can’t do in the same way as humans. They’re things that no matter what tech upgrades there are, these skills help ALL people. So you want to bring these to your classroom.

• Critical thinking
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Critical thinking

For the millennials, for the gen z, for the Alpha kids… whatever age group you’re teaching - these four skills will help prepare them for their future.

On the note of “future”, will robots replace teachers? What do YOU think? Hit reply and let me know. (Look out for my next email which will discuss that ;) )
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