21st Century Skills

We watched a clip about the global achievement gap. It was called 21st Century Skills by Tony Wagner. Wagner is the author of the Global Achievement Gap, in the clip he explained the list of seven survival skills like he did at the beginning of the book.
1.) Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
2.) Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by influence
3.)Initiative and Enterpreneurialism
4.) Accessing and Analyzing Information
5.) Effective Oral and Written Communication
6.) Curiosity and Imagination
7.) Agility and Adaptability
He feels that in order for students to be successful in life they need to have these seven important skills. He explains that most of our schools in the United States do not teach these types of skills. Our teachers simple teach students how to memorize and take test. This skills are more realistic and important for all students to learn. I think what he is saying is true, but we need to train our teachers differently so they can affectively teach our students these skills.