When I read the term “21st Century Learning” I had no idea what I was in for. My general observations and critiques of the process are expounded upon in my video “21st Century Learning”, which I made with Canva (shoutout to my friend Dana for recommending it), but I want to focus on my overall thoughts and feelings of the idea here. In short, I think that 21st century learning is a solid idea with lots of merit, as I agree that we as an education system need to evolve how we teach students as the world evolves to. I see this every day in my classroom and with my students as they find the 20th century style work we do “unrealistic to the lives they will live”. 

When creating this video, I found that I had a lot of trouble actually speaking my thoughts in a coherent manner as compared to when I write. I have always thought of myself as a good speaker but this project has really opened my eyes to the fact that my brain works differently when I am speaking as opposed to when I am writing. 

One major pushback that I have against 21st century learning is the pressure it puts on teachers. I know that I personally find myself wearing a million different hats during my everyday life, so I do find it a bit galling that if I follow it to the letter, I may find myself overwhelmed even more than I already am (EF Explore America, 2012). 

Overall, I think 21st Century learning is a good thing for our education system, but I would like to see its workload spread over more than just teachers.