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Education systems need alignment for teaching and learning 21st century skills

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Education in the 21st century is not the same as education in the 20th century.

We hear about the changing educational landscape time and again, but the real question is how is it different? In both centuries, education has been the main mechanism for individuals to gain core knowledge and concepts. However, now society demands that education systems equip students with the ability to go beyond learning core knowledge and concepts to…

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