PLN #7 Rigor Redefined

The article "Rigor Redefined" by Tony Wagner matters to me because in school we learn basic things, but not other critical skills. At school we learn how to add, subtract, read, write, and study different things, which is all important, but what about the other skills. When Wagner interviewed Clay Parker, it struck me that we don't know some of the critical skills we need to learn in order to get a good job and succeed in the future. Asking good questions, engaging in good discussions, and the seven other survival skills are all crucial for the growing brains to know. I personally haven't been taught some of them and think that there should be classes starting to include these skills. When he observed different schools he found that students didn't really apply themselves to the task at hand. They answer questions, but not to the level of depth they should be able to. Some people won't be able to adapt to the workplace when they are put in it because they have never learned or had to do it before. I think the biggest skill we need to learn is curiosity and imagination. Lets start wanting to learn, wanting to go to school, and caring about what we learn. Lets get the most out of what we have available to us. Imagining will get us far in life and curiosity is the key to learning. We are the next generation and if we don't learn these critical skills, our country isn't going to do as well as it can. Schools need to start teaching skills, and if they do, our country will be much more advanced in the future.