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11/29/11 I'm posting the Future of the Workplace presentation as well as summary of the book A Whole New Brain. Will incorporate into tonight's presentation. John

Hi team! I'm posting 3 documents. The first is my research on what employers want from applicants. The second is what colleges look for. The is about values we could all use in the world community. I have added sources within each document that will link you to what I've read. I'm sure I'll continue to refine this before our meeting Tuesday! Jill Lee

(Debbie 11/27) Hello Team, Jill, I read your attachments and content, great stuff ! Here are a few more recent articles to provoke some additional thoughts:

1) NY Times Article [|Secret to Success] is Failure (speaks to study on what makes successful adults in work place and beyond) 2) How does the U.S. Stack Up, [|How the U.S. Stacks UP] from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) research showing our highest needs as Scientific Literacy, Mathematic Literacy, Problem Solving & Equity in Achievement. 3) Newsweek: [|America's Elite Schools]If you read each blurb on these elite schools they are definitely bold in their teaching styles, hands on, mentoring, strong math/science, etc. 4) CBS News: Other Nation's Outclass U.S. Video Clip [|U.S. Outclassed]. In summary, we are #25 in Math, #21 in Science, we spend more than other countires, 130k per student vs. 90k. A strong case is made that we have one of the shortest school years, we spend six weeks reviewing topics because our students have not retained what they learned. The top performing countries also recruited only the top tier college education grads in their specific subject matter. 5) U.S.Lags [|Bloomberg U.S. Lags]. This study is one of the highest regarded by the U.S. Govertment. China's Shanghai region claims they have demanded a more inclusive environment where everyone must achieve higher standards, reduced rote learning and raised teacher pay and standards. 6) 60 Minutes Segment on How the SEED School is Changing Lives. [|60 Minutes]. This is interesting because it discusses the long school day, 8am - 4pm. Back to Basics, 2 hours of English and 2 of Math each day. The school day is followed by study hall, tutoring and extracurricular and ends at 10pm.

(Debbie 11/28) Data from 11/28/11 Research in PowerPoint Slide: [|Workplace Deficiencies] [|Better Parents]

(Jill 11/28) This is the Power Point that Debbie and I worked on today (rough and incomplete!) Will work on it again tomorrow. [|top 10 jobs for the future] [|Top Jobs in 10 years] [|High Paid Jobs and High Demand 2020] [|preparing our children for the 21st century][|Foreign Language][|music] []

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