What are the FIVE (5) most important trends in education?

Learning by doing, project based learning, problem based learning 15% (122 votes)
A real world context for learning, especially the world of work, real world problems, and real world issues 14% (117 votes)
Use of technology to increase efficiency AND effectiveness 13% (106 votes)
Dramatically reduced emphasis and reliance on standardized testing (State Assessments) 11% (87 votes)
Making sure that every student is college ready, career ready, and citizen ready 10% (86 votes)
Customized and individualized education for every student 10% (82 votes)
Realizing we need different results in schools, not improving the old results 6% (46 votes)
Implementation of Common Core Standards 5% (39 votes)
Virtual (online) learning 5% (38 votes)
The realization that lecture demonstration is ineffective 3% (27 votes)
School choice for parents and kids 3% (24 votes)
A career plan for every student 3% (23 votes)
The use of after graduation success as evidence of school effectiveness 2% (15 votes)
Other 1% 10 votes

Total Votes: 822

Christine - 11 years ago

I have to agree with Andrea that all students are not going to choose college. My hope is they have a plan to guide them to getting training for a job if they don't already have the skills to get them employed.
Kate LaDuc - 11 years ago

Very interested in seeing results.
Mindelei Wuori - 11 years ago

I'd love to see the results! I wonder if votes will vary by region....
Brad - 11 years ago

Students and parents need to have choices. Schools are not the customer. The parents are!
Tina - 11 years ago

I'm interested in seeing the results.
Andrea Henne - 11 years ago

Could the 8th item from the top be reworded to include the choices of college ready, post high school career training ready, career ready and citizenship ready? Are all technical schools now offered at colleges? Not all kids are going to choose college as we remember it, and no one, at the time of high school graduation, will be ready to step into a career that will allow them to keep up with the cost of living. These our my opinions!
Steve Woolf - 11 years ago

Good questions!

Give others the chance to vote.