what must we do to prepare our students for the 21st century

Teachers have a lot of responsibility. Teachers have to make sure that their students are adequatley trained in using different technology. Technology is very useful in the classroom not only for the teachers, but also the students. The use of technology is only going to increase in the future. Children must learn how to use computers and other forms of technology, because it has become a neccesity in a person's everyday life. Technology is used to pump gas or even to go to the grocery store.
Teachers also need to teach their students to think outside the box, to think for themselves, and to simply have a overall higher level of thinking. Teachers are taught the Bloom's taxonomy which is the different levels of thinking and different levels of questions for teachers to ask students. It is the teacher's goal to get his or her students to think harder and and be able to answer higher level questions. Questions that do not have just one right answer. Teachers want their students to think on their own and be able to come up with answers or solutions or even other questions on their own.