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At the end of the day, he concluded, education is about all children leaving school with a personal sense of worth, a moral center, and the occupational skills and cultural awareness to make a living for themselves and their families in an increasingly global world."That's why we still have our shoulder to the wheel," he said.
Fighting the 'resistance to change' Other conference speakers continued this theme.
Willard Daggett, president of the International Center for Leadership in Education, urged attendees to fight the "resistance to change." Daggett talked about what students in the year 2010 will need to know in terms of communication, information, and biological technologies.
During his speech, he discussed why he believes the United States needs to change its schools, what needs to be done to bring about this change, and how this change will come about.
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