When I grew up I was never really motivated to try something new by my parents or by teachers. “Keep your head down and avoid confrontation” – this pretty much was the directive. Avoiding risk and failure and ultimately avoid the embarrassment associated with failure. I learned a profession and the country I grew up..

In the twenty-first century, students must prepare to become citizens of the world. They must know about the diversity of other people with whom they share this world. At the same time, our world is still changing rapidly, due to the creation of new communication and information technologies. Today’s students need to know new skills..