Education plays a vital role in shaping successful people. It gives us the opportunity to become a productive member of a civilized society by acquiring all the necessary skills. We learn how to meet challenges and overcome obstacles. We learn how to become an integrated personality and maintain the perpetuation of our culture. People learn basic norms, rules, regulations, and values of society through education. Moreover, high quality education enables us to lead a successful life, enhances our intelligence, skills, knowledge, and brings positive changes in our life.

In schools and classrooms , students are mainly being assessed on lower-level thinking skills such as memorization and recall. The multiple choice, short-answer and matching questions, along with the academic research paper, are still depended on as the main modes of assessment. The skills mentioned gives a obedient workers who can simply show up on time and follow directions has less demand. There is an increased demand for self-directed workers who can adapt and learn quickly, think critically, communicate and innovate.

The skills that our students will need to be successful in their future are Adaptive Thinking, Communication Skills, Collaboration Skills, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills, Personal Management, Inquiry Skills, Technology Skills, Creativity and Innovation, Soft Skills and Empathy and Perspective .

Although it is important for our students to learn a core set of knowledge, we are not helping them develop these skills by simply requiring them to regurgitate facts in an attempt to earn grades for a course. We need to engage them in higher-order thinking skills in order for them to develop the skills that will be critical to their future success. . We need to stop depending on the lower level skills, such as memorization and recall, and help students develop higher-order thinking skills such as applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating

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