Writing
Writing helps individuals develop initiative, sort, and organize ideas.
Writing helps to contribute to improved reading skills.

Reading Comprehension
21 century students will need to understand what they read.
Reading will be central to most forms of education.

Use of Math, Logic, and Reasoning
Students need operational and functional literacy and be able to understand statistics.
Math generates thinking and reasoning skills required for the information age.

Science Knowledge
21st century students will need to develop their applied science skills.
Science leadership is critical for continuous economical growth and US superiority.

Computer and Technology Use
Computers will deliver more academic content.
Technology will help solve problems.

Information Processing and Retrieval
Students must resolve conflicting information.
Future workers must be able to find and process information.

Conduct Research and Interpret and Apply Data
Library and media research skills will need to be honed
Media research classes will be a necessity.

Understanding of Government and American History
The new labor force will require a more equal way of finding workers, and require a better knowledge of people's rights.

Knowledge of World Geography
21 century student will need to understand the environment, economy, and cultures of our global relationships.

Knowledge of a Foreign Language
The inability to deal with a client who speaks a foreign language is costly for business.