Federalist Papers – The Analysis Skill and “Critical Thinking”

The authors of the Federalist Papers demonstrated strong “Critical Skills” in their efforts to persuade the people of the state of New York to ratify the Constitution of the United States. Of most importance, they used the Analysis Skill the way it should be used! Thus far – we have discussed and demonstrated that they […]

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The Full Measure of a Teacher – Teaching Non-Cognitive Skills

This article by C. Kirabo Jackson that appears in the Winter 2019 edition of EDUCATION NEXT. Click HERE to read the full article. He finds that, while teachers have notable effects on both test scores and non-cognitive skills, their impact on non-cognitive skills is 10 times more predictive of students’ longer-term success in high school […]

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The future of work won’t be about college degrees, it will be about job skills

Stephane Kasriel, Upwork CEO, pens a nice commentary about a recent survey, ‘Freelancing in America.’ You can read the article by clicking HERE. The results of the survey aren’t surprising. According to the survey Freelancing in America 2018, released Wednesday, freelancers put more value on skills training: 93 percent of freelancers with a four-year college degree […]

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The Importance of “Soft Skills”

This is an interesting article taken from  The B2B News Network. It deals (obviously) with the importance of soft skills in hiring remote developers. Remember . . . “communications” is #1 on the list of “Critical Skills.” You can access the article by clicking HERE.

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A “Critical Skill” Necessary for the Next Ten Years Is . . . . . . .

Excellent article about the need for a specific “critical skill” over the next ten years. Guess what it is!! Worth a read . . . click on the link HERE!

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