Explain the educational trends that have arisen during the 21st century.
What will be an ideal response?
- The renewed focus on educational fundamentals (reading, writing, and arithmetic) is a departure from previous decades, when the emphasis was on social well-being and on allowing students to choose study topics.
- Schools today stress individual accountability for students and teachers. Consequently, the pressure on students to succeed has grown.
- Schools today also pay increased attention to issues involving student diversity and multiculturalism.
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What will be an ideal response?
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